Wednesday, December 26, 2012

More pics of winter in Ukraine

More pics of winter in Ukraine

More pics of winter in Ukraine. One might think that it's freezing inside this rural house, but, actually, it is not. All these houses necessarily have a "pich," a fireplace where the flames go up into the space surrounded by walls made of brick. If you keep the wood (especially large logs) burning in the "pich" for a few hours (say, from late afternoon till 9-10 p.m.), the bricks became so hot that they do not cool down till 6 a.m. or so. And if the "pich" is made right, there is no smell of smoke in the room.

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