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| Arrival at the Volgagrad Airport. | The Hergert flour mill--the only building left as a memorial to WW II--is located on the banks of the Volga River adjacent to the large diorama depicting the battle in Volgagrad. | The amazing Mother Russia monument. | ||||||
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| Russian Orthodox Church near the Mother Russia monument. | Memorial to the Russian Navy. | Our home, the Volgagrad Hotel. | Irena, the kind archivist who provided ancestral information. | |||||
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| Entrance to the Volgagrad State Archives. | We enjoyed our first meal with Mila at the Texas Bar. | We enjoyed several meals with Mila's family and her mother. | Lizzie enjoyed the dragon and rabbit along with a colorful array of jelly bellies! | |||||
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| We enjoyed a delicious Volga-German meal prepared by Mila's mother. | An enjoyable boatride on the beautiful Volga River. | Getting ready to say "goodbye" on the train. | ||||||
