I’ve been blog-silent for a few weeks now. With all the colds and preparation to the trip to visit my family in Russia I had no time to work on my blog.

We’ve arrived to Russia, Zabaikalskiy Kray, town of Krasnokamensk on Sunday, May 26th. The next day I had my phone stolen! Luckily nothing else was stolen and I now watch my bag and my pockets like a hawk! (Isn’t it just sad that we have to be not just simply aware of our possessions but actually behave as if everyone is a potential thief?! It really stresses me!)

Anyway, here are a few pictures of my hometown. I’ll be coming back soon to post a long overdue post for the Around the World in 12 Dishes project. We traveled to Finland this month and I have a super-awesome and easy dessert for you to try out!

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