All the smart people spent two hours at the skating rink, but Ira, being a true hiking fan, went on a "trip" round the village (which is the biggest village in the world, btw). Of course she almost got lost, she visited all the greatest places: the graveyard, the local market and some shops. While she was wandering through the snow drifts, the girls kept falling and laughing at each other. Way back (on the train) took us 4 hours. Some girls were sitting in a sleepy state, some were hysterically laughing and one of them was reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Good book, btw.

Enjoy the pictures.

Masha (geographer), Julianne and Ira. >Click here to see the full-size version Helen (geographer) and Ira. Ira's teaching Helen to ice skate... Muaaaaaaahaha. >Click here to see the full-size version Ira. Julianne. Posing. Awful. >Click here to see the full-size version Not much better. >Click here to see the full-size version Julianne and Lera. Still posing. >Click here to see the full-size version Veronica, Valeriya, Ira and Tanya. "Lying in the snow isn't cold at all." >Click here to see the full-size version Olya, Ira, Julianne, Masha and Helen at the train station. >Click here to see the full-size version Helen. Ira. Julianne. Masha. >Click here to see the full-size version Julianne and Valeriya. >Click here to see the full-size version Ira. Helen. Julianne. Nice picture, huh? >Click here to see the full-size version