gilly's

this trip was extra nice , notice the blue sky, it is the first time we have seen it since before christmas, ans we even seen the stars last night. very rare this ime of year. the temp is about -34.

This is russia's idea of a conveience store, chain of gilly's



they love their colors, there are alot of bright painted buildings

this one is out side of a village not far from Novosibirsk, they like to be noticed if they have a reason. the country is open and rolling ,lot f birch trees with area's of thick pines. miles and miles of open country between the cities, villiages are all different sizes, with some that are amazingly large . miles of homes on very small lots, with things piled and stack on top of each other,