What was Lenin up to? Original equipment in the lab of Lenin's gymnasium.
Driving a 'Top-Top' through the streets of Tatarsky Saiman. 

More than 200 residents of this village drive some kind of homemade vehicle known as 'Top-Tops'. The tradition started more than 50 years ago when it was difficult to purchase a car due to finances & shortages. The head of the village council first made one & it caught on. People would gather parts of discarded, broken-down vehicles & make their own, often assembling their own engines. Now, it's a tradition that villagers are quite proud of. Needless to say, they come in all kinds of configurations.
It took less than ten years to complete construction of the Colosseum (80AD). 100,000 prisoners & slaves built the structure.
The Lenin Family home.
Cockpit of a Tupolev Tu-204 manufactured by Aviastar-SP.
We stopped here for a disastrous lunch. Took forever & after waiting 20 minutes after Rustem received his meal, Susan left.
Angel on the Ponte Sant'Angelo.
Kosher restaurant in the Jewish Ghetto. The Ghetto was established in 1555 & all Jews were required to live within its walls.
The shoe as an art form. I can no longer wear beauties such as these, but I still admire them. (3.18.2012)
Cockpit of a Tupolev Tu-204 manufactured by Aviastar-SP.
Cockpit of a Tupolev Tu-204 manufactured by Aviastar-SP.
Cockpit of a Tupolev Tu-204 manufactured by Aviastar-SP.
See photo in original gallery.