We said goodbye to our Saratov friends and took yet another overnight train to Samara. That's where our son joined us on this trip. Each of us in the family had a personal agenda for this city. Mine was to see my friends and places that meant something...

This is the map of our trip inside of Russia. If you want to see it in more detail, here is the link to the entire trip including where we went after Russia.On the above photo the red line toward Moscow on the left is the end of our plane flight to Mos...

I am not going to bore you with my personal history and what is the reason that my family and I have decided to go to Russia this summer. Let's just say that some of us wanted to go more than others and it was time to do it. My husband and I both have ...