Patty Duke does Ukraine

I grew up watching what are now cult classics like the Patty Duke Show, about "identical cousins": the proper and prim Brit, Cathy, and the stereotypical American teenager, Patty. The theme song said in part:

Where Cathy adores a minuet,
The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette,
Our Patty loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control --
What a wild duet!

This week, while Lorenza was here in Kharkiv, we took in a Ballet Russes -- performed at the local opera house. That was on Wednesday, and it was fun! The performance consisted of four pieces -- some classical ballet and some very modern. Sorry, no photos allowed.

Today (Friday), Lorenza, Selma and I visited the Kharkiv Zoo and then went to a cafe in adjoining Shevchenko Park. At the cafe, I ordered ... crepe suzette. (Then Lo and I came home, listened to rock and roll and ate hot dogs -- ha, ha.)

The park is interesting -- always full of people. A man was playing this traditional Ukrainian instrument: