The highlight this week was dinner at the restaurant сырщвварня (Syrovanya) (Cheese Factory). My daughter Ocean takes after her mother, very beautiful! We were on our way to the German Embassy’s Christmas Market when police roadblocks and traffic caused us to redirect our plans for dinner. I was hoping to give Nadia some Christmas spirit, and the embassy was advertising bratwurst and mulled wine! It was not to be. We ended up enjoying a delicious and delightful late dinner.
After dinner, I took Obi for a walk. We live near the transportation university of Tashkent. Near the front gate, they light up an old steam locomotive train. It is a з-791-40 built in the 1950s. The Soviets designed these to haul heavy freight long distances. They had a maximum speed of 65 kilometers per hour. The E-Series steam locomotive was finally retired in the late 1970s. I love the Soviet Star in front of the train.
The air quality finally improved thanks to the rain. It is currently 92 AQI (Moderate) as I write this blog post. Temperatures are near freezing in the mornings with more rain in the forecast next week. Hopefully, that means snow in the mountains so we can start ski season.
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