Outdoor Museum

This morning we meet with the other families, Veronica and Ira at 10am and head to the outdoor museum. It is at least 10 acres or more of village life in Ukraine. We first take the metro then a bus. It was about an hour and 15 minutes away. The day is partly cloudy and cool thankfully. Once there we had an issue with the lady at the counter. She did not believe us that all the kids were under 17! OMGoodness! So frustrating....anyway...

Once we pay more than we should have, we get a phone call from Zhenia saying he will be at our flat in 15 minutes to pick us up to take the girls for medical check ups and visas! What??? We told him where we were and we had just paid. I reminded him that he told us we would be doing this on Friday since the passports will not be ready until then. He said he got the passports on Wednesday. I asked why he did not let us know this so we could be prepared. Finally we come to an agreement we will enjoy the day and meet him at 8am on Friday.

We all get on a golf cart trolly and head out. It was amazing! The kids were not at interested but enjoyed the ride. Hopefully they will enjoy the pictures when they are older and realize this is there heritage. We saw houses inside and out with thatched roofs and the fireplace/oven in the middle to heat the entire house. We saw awesome windmills, beautiful flower gardens, fruit trees and vegatable gardens. We spent the entire day there. We loved it! The girls bought rings that had a Ukranian saying on them, I bought a handmade doll with traditional Ukrainian dress. She is so beautiful.

Once back and we get off the Metro we walk to a beautiful park with a restaurant in the middle. We enjoyed a nice dinner and then head for home. What a great day!