As The East Is From The West

As The East Is From The West http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html Watching the US presidential election at the Starlite Diner in Moscow. Related entries: Unity Day, Victory Day “Unity Day” reunion with Russian friends I met while studying abroad http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#0 6e685722-f289-475d-83d0-2bd616c27b25 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8035/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8035/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8035/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">“Unity Day” reunion<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">with Russian friends I met while studying abroad</p></div></div> We were able to watch live CNN coverage of both McCain and Obama voting http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#1 9e4a288f-dc99-46c4-930b-86084a77faf3 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8033/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8033/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8033/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">We were able to watch live CNN coverage of both McCain and Obama voting</p></div></div> http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#2 92fe934c-2cbb-48c8-94d9-c5478d0c907a http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8036/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8036/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8036/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"/></div> Leaving the Mayakovsky Starlite Diner in the early evening of November 4th http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#3 2c7e3766-7cda-449f-bacd-0ad36463e8f5 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8038/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8038/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8038/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Leaving the Mayakovsky Starlite Diner in the early evening of November 4th</p></div></div> Staring at the Kremlin Towers Around 1am Nov 5, our group of expats stopped at Red Square, about half way between our dorm and the Oktyabrskaya Starlite Diner http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#4 8a37eacd-7528-4786-82c6-7e76fec0d777 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1818/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1818/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1818/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Staring at the Kremlin Towers<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Around 1am Nov 5, our group of expats stopped at Red Square, about half way between our dorm and the Oktyabrskaya Starlite Diner</p></div></div> Aleksandrovky Garden Gate http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#5 92d5500d-97de-47e3-957e-2a9faeb2c932 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8058/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8058/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8058/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Aleksandrovky Garden Gate</p></div></div> Kremlin Embankment at night http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#6 32ec1f31-568d-42f1-8e4f-3e64a5f77abf http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8064/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8064/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8064/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Kremlin Embankment at night</p></div></div> Viewers Around four am. Everyone is trying to stay awake while waiting for state results to come in http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#7 aa2d94fe-8677-4dc9-a645-0ceb87ebc183 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8069/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8069/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8069/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Viewers<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Around four am. Everyone is trying to stay awake while waiting for state results to come in</p></div></div> Camera crews It’s a strange thing to be filmed while watching television http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#8 3a06c34d-3f3a-463a-a67c-c42851f75079 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1861/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1861/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1861/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Camera crews<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">It’s a strange thing to be filmed while watching television</p></div></div> Apple pie! http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#9 e20184fe-09f2-4b3b-b98c-366f02af0776 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1826/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1826/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1826/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Apple pie!</p></div></div> Round of applause Taken right after CNN called the election for Obama http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#10 a62a4061-9fbe-42c1-847b-baa08af7dada http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1873/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1873/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1873/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Round of applause<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Taken right after CNN called the election for Obama</p></div></div> http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#11 7d9f1fa1-7346-47e1-ae80-7fd90ddfcd27 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1874/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1874/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1874/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"/></div> Celebratory kitchen sink http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#12 ed399d44-3fd7-43dd-bd51-1fe628399e2f http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8073/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8073/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8073/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Celebratory kitchen sink</p></div></div> http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#13 edc1a22a-5886-4581-8d42-a307a9d5cf20 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1875/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1875/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1875/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"/></div> http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#14 0ac941df-0b31-4604-ae90-11e64b42a272 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1877/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1877/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1877/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"/></div> Group hug http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#15 55371771-79bb-44d1-bd29-e3d32a9388e8 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1884/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1884/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1884/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Group hug</p></div></div> Taking a break Waiting for the acceptance speech to begin http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#16 ea61b6c1-dc6f-4531-9375-c959eef8765a http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1885/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1885/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1885/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Taking a break<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Waiting for the acceptance speech to begin</p></div></div> Cameraman http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#17 30a27c73-4ab2-4c71-aaa1-95e5dc652f27 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8075/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8075/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8075/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Cameraman</p></div></div> Watching the acceptance speech http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#18 44b26a1e-2b49-40d0-b458-70a6466fe588 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8076/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8076/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8076/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Watching the acceptance speech</p></div></div> Clearing out People began to leave around seven am http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#19 ccdb365c-a665-4a5d-a891-cbebb6dd2ace http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8079/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8079/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8079/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Clearing out<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">People began to leave around seven am</p></div></div> Startlite Diner By the time we finally left, the sky was already brightening. http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#20 e74b2a5b-0c57-44d1-88f7-70080336879b http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1891_2/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1891_2/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_1891_2/mip.jpg

<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Startlite Diner<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">By the time we finally left, the sky was already brightening.</p></div></div> Morning sun at Red Square We ended the night the way we began it: looking out at the Kremlin wall and St Basils, but the sunshine and our euphoria made it a different place http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election.html#21 0e897d39-bb5b-4096-81d5-ff766541dbc4 http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8097/thumb.jpg http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8097/micro.jpg

http://www.m-y-r-a.com/Photos/Pages/Election_files/Media/IMG_8097/mip.jpg