Arun pulled a Zoolander today. We spent the day taking on the Odessa sights. And we went to a couple of museums: The Literary Museum and The Archeological Museum of Odessa.
In the archeology museum I pointed to a model of a chariot and explained that the nomadic tribes (Scythians) used to live in the 4-wheeled and 6-wheeled wagons.
Arun takes a look at it and says, “How is that possible? It’s so small! There’s no way a family could live in that!”
The literary museum was wonderful. The museum, itself, was once the home of a Duke. (Aristocracy had winter homes in Odessa because of its relatively mild climate and gorgeous seaside and beaches) The rooms meander through Odessa’s literary history. We saw books from Gogol’s visit during the Decembrist Revolution, and works from Pushkin. There were three rooms that were clearly content from Communist times. It was the only area that did not have anything translated into English, much to Arun’s disappointment.
Anyway, afterwards, we enjoyed lunch at Bobby and Andrea’s house. A ton of fun- both of them have a great sense of humor and their three daughters are incredibly lively and gregarious. We had a wonderful meal, and a ton of great conversation. I’m loving the ex-pat community out here!
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