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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-06-15, Page 9UK asKru s°' W DNESDA I,JU 155,1 PAGE9 xpens ve toys or grown-up boys. These are just three of the many model planes that were shown at the Sky Harbour Modellers Club Fun Fly last weekend. Model plane en- thusiasts from all over the area come to this -annual event hosted by the Goderich club to show off and fly their planes. A plane can cost anywhere from $50 to $200 or over, and the radio unit used to fly it costs considerably more, (photo by Darrell Kloeze) Wayne,Haldenby, from Drayton, and his father Fred look over Wayne's plane one last time before taking oft This plane, one of the larger ones shown at the Sky Harbour Modellers Fun Fly last weekend, has a wingspan of nine feet and weighs in at 32 pounds. Wayne and his father got interested in model planes five years ago; now Wayne owns around 25 planes. His son Mark was also at the show flying his own plane. (photo by Darrell Kloeze) Local women tour the Soviet Union for two weeks BY JOANNE five families also having MacDonald toured the BUCHANAN summer homes where Kremlin, Red Square, In comparing their trip to , gardens are kept. Each Lenin's tomb (where • they China' last. year with their family of four.is allowed 'One saw the changing of the trip to the Soviet Union this apartment, with larger guard), St. Basil's Cathedral past May, Lenore Bradley families getting more (built by Ivan the Terrible) and Isobel MacDonald of apartments (the government and several museums. Gjoderich . both agree they encourages large families). They also shopped in enjoyed China more. Approximately four per cent government-owned • "We were guests in China of one's wages are spent on department stores where and tourists in Russia," say rent. Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. they found many items, the local women in ex: MacDonald noted that one of especially clothing, to be plaining the _difference the main living expenses quite expensive in terms of between the two trips. seems to be food. Popular Canadian money. Mrs. Although they found their foods they discovered were Bradley discovered that a tour of the Soviet Union to be cucumbers, cheese, plums, winter coat of cloth with a well organized, they. felt the raw fish and rye and black fur collar costs over $600 and past, and not enough of the bread. They found milk and panty hose are' about $14 a '• present, was emphasized. raw fruit scarce. pair. Despite this, they found le While they , learned a lot There are not many cars in the Soviet people were about the history and Moscow. Mass tran- generally • well-dressed. geography of their host sportation is offere&cheaply Some of them offered to buy country, they never really through buses, trams and the blue jeans. from the younger got to know any of the people Subway.. Mrs. `Bradley and people in the tour group. , whom they describe on the Mrs. MacDonald were very "The selection in the whole as "not overly impressed with the Moscow stores wasn't good. There friendly". . subway • system which is really wasn't much we Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. totally run by computer and wanted to buy," say the MacDonald were also aware used by six million ' people ladies: that a lot of the information daily: Tile subway station is After leaving Moscow, the they got in the Soviet Union extremely clean and tour group went to Kiev, the . was propaganda. For resembles a cathedral in- capital of the Ukrainian example: Although they side, they say. Soviet Socialist Republic. were told there are 55 Moscow University has This city. has a population of . dominant churches in the 30,000 students » and over two million and is'over country, they came upon education is free for those 1500 years old. ' It is well - only one practising church who meet the requirements. known for its miles and miles and it was locked. They also Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. of chestnut'trees. discovered that many of the MacDonald's tour group was Next stop was Baku, country's historic a 1 not allowed into any of the • capital of the Soviet Azer- cathedrals are being turned country's schools. baijan, also known as the into museums, some .' of . Hospitalization is also free windy city or oil city. Built in which they toured. % " and the Soviet Unipen claims the hills by the Caspian Sea, Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. to have the largest number less than 35 miles from Iran, MacDonald left for' the of doctors per capita in the this city has been famous for Soviet Union on .May 13 with world. its oil since the JOtpi centra a tour, grbup d t't' pee ie`-- "Whine In Moscow, Mrs.t is also famous for Its olives from all over Canada and the Bradley , and Mrs. and figs and has 11 sturgeon U.S. After leaving Mon- treal's Mirabel Airport, they hada stop -over in Flelsinka, Finland before arriving in Moscow. the capital of the republic of Russia (there are 15 republics in the Soviet Union). Once in Moscow, they were put up at the Moscow Hotel and recall that their first meal consisted of raw fish and rye bread. The Moscow Hotel was built for the 1980 Olympics and is located less than a block from the Kremlin. It has 3,000 rooms and can accommodate 6,000 guests. It was 92 degrees Fahrenheit when the tour group arrived.in.Moscow and thereafter, the temperature averaged 84 degrees which wad said to be 20 degree's higher than normal for the time of year (in total, the Soviet Union ' has nine dif- ferent climate zones). Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. MacDonald discovered the following about Moscow: Founded in 1147, it has a po kiTa lion of eight million today. During World War II, it was 'partially destroyed and when it was re -built, many of its 1,000 industries • were re -located on the outskirts (none of these • industries were open to tourists.). Perhaps because it is the political capital of» he Soviet, Union, Moscow is kept very.. clean. There is no air pollution or garbage. The streets are swept and washed and 'even the water in the rivers is being ppurified. The Moscow River • dews through the entire city which has over 200 bridges. There are very few houses in MoscOW.t Almost everyone lives in high rise apartment buildings with one -in every breeding grounds for black caviar. The tour group next stayed— five tayedfive nights in Leningrad, also known as"the Venice of the North". It • is the largest seaport and the second largest city in the Soviet Union with five million people. Named after Lenin, known as the father of the country, the city is built on 42 islands and has many canals. During World War II, it was beseiged for 900 days by the Nazis. Unlike Moscow though, its buildings are being restored rather than torn down and rebuilt. While in Leningrad, Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. MacDonald toured the palace of Catherine the Great. All those on the tour had to wear slippers in this palace so as not to dirty the floors. While in the Soviet Union, Mrs. Bradley ' and Mrs. MacDonald saw folk dan- cing, ballets and They marvelled operas. at the beautiful costumes worn and say there seems to be no shortage of money for cultural activity. "We have a stereotype of the Soviets as a tough, muscle bound people but they are also very rich in culture and history," ob- serves Mrs. MacDonald: On the way home from the Soviet Union, the tour group stopped. in Helsinki once more. This city, the capital of Finland, , was founded in 1550 and boasts the third largest import-export harbor in tlie world. Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. MacDonald found the people. in Helsinki very friendly but noted the high unemployment and high prices (including $6 for a cup of coffee!). They arrived - back 'in Canada May 28. Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. MacDonald don't have any more trips planned in the immediate future but if any ` good tours "happen to come along", they'll be sure to consider them. Grade a. 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