Grandma wait for me.

Sister Burr left her purse on the train and we got clear into town before she remembered. By the time we got back to the train station the train was no longer there but it was parked about one mile away. She and our interpreter ran as fast as Sister Burr's legs could go to where the train was parked. They had to run on the tracks after the trail stopped. At one time a train passed going the other way which was kind of scary. She was able to retrieve her purse after paying a small fee to those that had found it. They had not taken any money or her passport or anything out of it. We feel it was a miracle she got it and nothing was taken. On the way back a nice engineer offered to let them ride on the front of the train engine instead of running the mile back. It was truly an adventure.

Dressed for the breach.

Dressed to go wading and looking for sea shells.

Bathing beauties.

These gypsies were following us trying to get money out of us. The problem if you give them anything they just keep after you wanting more and more.

This was a beautiful peaceful walk.

This is the Opera House.

There are 91 stairs going up behind us. We are down close to the pier.

At the top of these stairs lives the killer.

A wind storm come up when we were there and it blew down many trees in the city like this one.

My translator on the right and his friend on the left. They taught me how to make cold soup. I will make it when I come home. I love it.

This is a picture of the light house in Odessa bay.

Scenery looking across Odessa.

You see this row of locks along this bridge. Those that get married put a lock here that will assure that they will stay married.

There are lots of open door restaurants.

This is the LDS church in Odessa.

This was an interesting fellow. He said he was the killer and that he would protect us while we were there. There is a strip of white going up the wall to his right. That is where he lives and it is a room under the stairs. It is kind of a broom closet. His bed goes up under the stairs and it is where he lives. He has a big TV in there. There is no doorknob on his door. We first met him when Sister Burr cracked open his door out of curiosity and he was sitting on a little chair watching TV and he quietly pulled the door shut. We became good friends.

This is a little old man that was intertaining people as they walked up the trail to the old churches on top of the hill in Odessa. You could pay him a drom or somthing if you want.

Here we are flying into Armenia. The tall mountain you see with smow on it is Mt. Ararat. You know where Noah landed after the flood.

This is the couple we come to meet. We went out to a chinese restuarant.

This is a building across from our room during the day time just after we got there.

And this is the same restuarant at sunset. We just thought this was a nice picture.

Looking across the lake from on top of the hill by the ruins.

Behind us is the remains of an old greek church. The church that stands behind us was built in about 800 AD.

This is a man saling mushrooms along the street.

This is a very old church built in the 11th centry.

This is the front of the church.

This is the pews that you see when you come into the old church. They are a gift to this church from the LDS church. The man sitting here is our taxi driver and a member of the branch that donated the pews.

This is the baptismal font. Notice the Christ standing on the water and John the Baptist sprinkling water on him as he stands on the bank.

Leaving Armenia and it is a clear day and you can see Mt. Ararat.

This is the Kiev train station. We are headed back to Kharkov.

Scenery all along the way to Kharkov.

Small gardens all along the train tracks to Kharkov.

This is a picture of the Elders and Sister we went to Bulgaria with standing in front of the Grand Hotel as you can see the sign on top of the building behind them. We went there to renew our visa for the Ukraine. We were there two half days and one full day. Not much time to do anything but was fun. It was about a 3 hour flight down and back.