Some years ago I took my mother on a tour of Ukraine to visit the birthplace of her parents. Originally I thought I would just take her and we would find our way around by ourselves. When I went to buy some travel books of Ukraine, the owner of the store asked me who I was going with. I responded I was taking my mother. He asked if I spoke Ukrainian or Russian and when I replied "no" he asked if my mother spoke either language. Again I had to reply "no". He strongly suggested that we go on a tour with an organized group and gave me the name of a tour lady and I was glad I took up the suggestion. If I had tried the trip myself, it would have been a disaster!
The point I was starting to make had to do with the attached photo, which is a wonderful dinner we had in the back yard of some wonderful people in Lviv, Ukraine. As our bus arrived at the hotel in Lviv, our tour leader was to meet her cousin, as she was invited over to their home for dinner. When her cousin realized that there were 14 people on the bus, he insisted that we all join his family for dinner. The table you see was set up in his back yard and we all enjoyed wonderful Ukrainian hospitality of a most unexpected nature. It was a perfect evening and an unbelievable welcome to Ukraine.
Live well and prosper,
Dennis
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