We took the Night Train To Saratov with two sisters last night. It was awesome! Here's two pictures of our little "kope'". The beds lay down from the wall and you roll out a mattress and put on a sheet and away you go! We enjoyed visiting in the second apartment until about 9 p.m. when we took two taxis to the train station. The train arrived about 10:30 and we boarded. It was scheduled to leave at 10:52 and it left at 10:52! We're pretty impressed with the mass transit systems - the buses and taxis and trains run on time. Normally when we go on a visa trip and the mission office makes our reservations they book an entire kope' per senior couple. This time our CES boss booked them and had us in a kope' with two sisters. It worked out fine but it would have been nice not to sleep in my suit!
Next time we take The Night Train To Saratov we'll take more pictures.
We also picked up packages at the mission office to bring back to Saratov. All the missionaries EAGERLY await letters and packages from home - and we had at least 25 packages and numerous letters. They will be very happy to receive them. We talked with Jamie on Thanksgiving and he just mailed one...so, he is soon to be my favorite child!
What a great blessing it is to serve with Sherry. As you all know she is the nice one in our partnership and I have enjoyed the benefit of close assocation with her for 39 years. Serving together on a mission means being together 24/7/365. I am really enjoying it. Sherry said something about needing a break but I didn't hear her very clearly.....
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