A Trip to McDonalds: A Beth and Karis Adventure

Yesterday, with the assistance of Karis, I finally made a trip to the Vinnytsia McDonalds (the one nearest my house, that is-- Vinnytsia has two!) The place was crowded, and there was a children's birthday party going on in the party room-- we heard them singing "Happy Birthday" in English and were amused. Also, lots of small children in snowsuits. Too cute!

It's true what they say about McDonalds in foreign countries though. The food actually looks like the pictures.

Look at the sheer un-squishedness of this bun!!! I ask you!!

It was nice to eat some fake cheese for once. I've missed it. Also, beef. I've missed beef.

We also made a cat-friend. This cat was just hanging around in the McDonalds, rubbing up against my legs as I was eating.

He (or she) decided to clean him/herself right as I snapped this shot.

Interesting.

In other news, snowmageddon has come. Here is the weather forecast as of yesterday:

As you can see, the apocalypse is truly nigh. In the words of one of my Ukrainian friends: "Welcome to Ukraine."

It's snowing now, even as I write this. This is what I woke up to this morning:

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...!

And playing with my new camera, an artsy shot that makes my backyard look like a toy train set.

Yesterday as I was walking in the park, I found some men building- yes, building- a Christmas tree.

I'm not sure if you can tell, but they were literally pulling apart pine trees to get the fronds to make a giant one. Pretty cool!