Lots to do

Even though i hate driving because the roads are icy doom, there is plenty going on. i am headed out of town tomorrow to Karakol Ski Resort for the 3day MLK w/e, so will have photos of our ski vacation next post. which reminded me, i better get my photos from the last couple of weeks on here.

While Otto was gone, i went to a local production of the Nutcracker. it was very good. i think it has been 20 years since i last went. then this past weekend, we went to the Russian circus - it was fantastic.

The National Opera House - absolutely beautiful inside

The ceiling in the Opera House

Girls at the ballet. strange, we couldn't convince any of our male friends to come along... After the show we went and had a very nice dinner at a Georgian restaurant. It was a great outing.

This is the circus building. It is designated for this purpose only. The circus comes from Russia quarterly and stays for about 2 months with different shows each time. We were surprised at how good it was. It is a small venue, so for our $12 tickets, we were right there.

Reminiscent of Cirque du Soleil. They advertise for the circus that there are performers from C du S in these shows and i would believe it. They did some amazing things.

The highlight of the show. The trained bears. they were amazing. one of them rode a bike and motorcycle - but i couldn't get a good photo of it. also a little depressing wondering how they are treated. just seemed wrong, but Otto thought it was the coolest thing in the world.

This bear did a couple of somersaults after walking up these poles. they were even mischevious with their trainers, pretending to refuse to do some tricks - which filled the venue with laughter. it was a really good show. we can't wait for the next troupe to come around!