We have been in the US for about 10 days now. Gio and I tagged along on Paolo's work trip to escape some of the nasty Ukrainian winter. We are enjoying life in a hotel with daily maid service, a full kitchen stocked with all of the goodies we miss and a fabulous location that allows us to walk/scooter to lots of fun destinations like an outdoor skating rink, 5 Guys Burgers and the Apple Store! We have had some tough days, too, with a rather excruciating battle with the Ukrainian embassy to get new visas and Gio's bout with strep throat. Even so, it has been a real treat to get to go to a movie (Paolo and I saw "Lincoln"), watch the SuperBowl at a decent hour (the past 6 years we have had to get up at 3AM or so to watch!) and to eat seedless grapes (yes, we miss the little things!). I have been extremely lazy about photographing things these days (hence the huge gap in posts), but here are a few I did manage to get....
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| We had a few very warm days (and some Kyiv-like cold ones, too!). |
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| Gio took on a supervisory role at a very cool construction project nearby. |
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After a very tough battle with strep throat, Gio's normally robust appetite returned with a vengeance.
Boyish figure restored! |
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| We did some damage at the Apple Store. |
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| Gio spent a lot of time and energy scootering all over Georgetown. Only the cupcake shops caught his eye. I spent a lot of time chasing him and very little time getting to do any window shopping. |
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| Best part of a DC visit? Getting plenty of Nonno and Nonna time! |
We return to Kyiv this weekend. It is always hard to say goodbye to the US but we do miss our friends and pets, so it is not with too heavy a heart that we depart (what a brilliant rhyme, no??).
xo. Clara
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