Wednesday we headed out to Brighton Beach - off the tourist track and again a perfect day for an outing by the shore.
First we wandered along Brighton Beach Ave. - the shopping street under the elevated train line. This area is sometimes called Little Odessa. Fabulous produce markets and specialty shops with Ukrainian and Russian goods. It can feel like you’re in a different part of the world. Caleb was able to find some piroshki's which he remembered from San Francisco's Russian bakeries.
Next we strolled a bit along the boardwalk
Then it was time for lunch at one of the boardwalk restaurants-Tatiana Grill where we had a stick-to-your-ribs meal of borscht and fried potatoes
Home again on the elevated which becomes a subway at our end
