We've made it to Vladivostok!!!

We're here now in Vladivostok!  We are excited that soon this week we will meet our Katie for the first time!!!  Here's some photos and videos from our journey here.  We will write more later, but are too tired to think at this point.  This is a 15 hour time difference....two 8-9 hour flights later.  I think it's time to eat and sleep!!!  But so far, everyone seems very nice here and the ride was "interesting," to say the least.  What we as Americans take for granted....wow, it's just different here.  The roads are all in bad shape and under construction, but when you go near the government area (it's nice).  I wonder why???  I won't comment on my thoughts on that reasoning, but you can probably guess.  We have a good impression of it all thus far though.  Our only complaint is that the only English speaking television we have encountered so far is Al-Jazeera.  How fitting, really!  Oh, we just found the BBC world news!  I think I have a happy husband!!!!

Aaron & I at the Airport in Ohio before departure

At the Airport in Ohio before we left...
My goofy husband, Aaron.  I LOVE this face!!!

Outside the Vladivostok Airport in Russia....

Aaron in front of the Vladivostok International Airport....

A random road sign...have no idea what is says.  This was on the way from the airport to the Vlad Motor Inn.

Some churches along the way...

Dimitry, our driver looking up how to say something in English.

Another hotel along the way, not ours though...

Driving through Vladivostok...some random stuff

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