A peek into the apartment:  Introducing our dryer!  Everyone has these and they are great.  Just think of the Russian people when you enjoy those soft towels when you shower!

Most Russian apartments have laminate tile or pergo wood floors...you can see why. This is what our entry way looks like with just our two pair of boots...think what Wednesday looked like when we had eight missionaries here for lunch!  So when the streets and sidewalks are packed with snow, they use dirt to help with traction, hence it gets really muddy...everywhere!  I have to say that the snow/ice is melting, I don't know how since it hasn't gotten above 12 degrees F. since we arrived, but you can see more and more sidewalk appearing under the layer of ice.  Hurray!

This shows our entryway. You see the front door, the boot drop, a coat closet and nice storage area.  The computer desk was in the kitchen but we put it in the entry since it is so spacious and quite bare.  The little bath with the washer is just to the right and the kitchen is a straight shot from the door.

This shows our very nice kitchen. We have a great fridge, stove and oven. As you can see, it is large and roomy.  The Primary president was over and she said, "You have a big apartment so you can host many functions."  That is great for us. This apartment has large windows, we love it when the sun shines in.

This shows a close up of our filter system...the filter is on the left and the white hoses attach to the faucet
and we manually change the cold water from filtered to non-filtered. There is only one sink, the other area is for draining pots and pans and silverware.

This shows our cupboard above the sink. We wash our dishes, rinse them and then put them on the racks. There is a plastic tray that catches the water and the dishes drip dry right there in the cupboard! I love it.