Day 2 in Uralsk
Today was our 1st day with having 2 visits with Krysta. We are only allowed 30 minutes because she is recovering from pneumonia. When she breathes, she purrs like a cat. We are also not allowed to put her down on the carpet til she is 100%. She was a little crabby in the morning (I think they woke her for us). In the afternoon, she was perfect. She is teething big time. As you will be able to see from the picture - when we can get the computer to accept an upload- she is really gnawing on her toys. She made some noises and we may have gotten a smile from her.
Nothing special going on here. We stopped at a market for eggs, potatoes and water. We also bought peroskies which we will have for dinner tonite. We’ll let you know how that turns out.
Mike here....just to correct the posting from last night. The airport in Almaty was like a regular airport we are used to. We were approached by a taxi driver, but we found our interp and sent him away. The Uralsk airport was the one that is small and we walked in the dark to the outside front.
- the driving here is fun to watch. They drive in either lane and pedestrians better watch out. But at the same time, they expect the other vehicle to pull into their lane and slow down or move over to let them.
- we had to stay in the hotel for 1 nite because the 2 couples that had just adopted children had left on the same day. They needed to clean the apt before we could go into them. They are on the 1st floor and we are across the hall from our travel partners- it is good to have travel partners to ask questions and share with. The apt is fine and previous couples left some items to help others as they arrive. The floors creak and the doors and windows are hard to close, but it is only temporary. They have gas stoves- no toaster or microwave. So any handy dandy kitchen utensils will come in handy.
** Important note: Olga will take your passport on the day you arrive. They need to register us in Uralsk and that cannot be done til after our visit with the Dept of Ed. Our meeting was today so we will finally get our passports back tomorrow AM. We will finally be able to venture outside between baby visits.
Nothing special going on here. We stopped at a market for eggs, potatoes and water. We also bought peroskies which we will have for dinner tonite. We’ll let you know how that turns out.
Mike here....just to correct the posting from last night. The airport in Almaty was like a regular airport we are used to. We were approached by a taxi driver, but we found our interp and sent him away. The Uralsk airport was the one that is small and we walked in the dark to the outside front.
- the driving here is fun to watch. They drive in either lane and pedestrians better watch out. But at the same time, they expect the other vehicle to pull into their lane and slow down or move over to let them.
- we had to stay in the hotel for 1 nite because the 2 couples that had just adopted children had left on the same day. They needed to clean the apt before we could go into them. They are on the 1st floor and we are across the hall from our travel partners- it is good to have travel partners to ask questions and share with. The apt is fine and previous couples left some items to help others as they arrive. The floors creak and the doors and windows are hard to close, but it is only temporary. They have gas stoves- no toaster or microwave. So any handy dandy kitchen utensils will come in handy.
** Important note: Olga will take your passport on the day you arrive. They need to register us in Uralsk and that cannot be done til after our visit with the Dept of Ed. Our meeting was today so we will finally get our passports back tomorrow AM. We will finally be able to venture outside between baby visits.
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