Today, we received the news that our USCIS issue is resolved and we should be good to go for our visit to the US Embassy on Monday. What an incredible relief!!!! Now, we can enjoy our weekend in Moscow with clear minds. Woke up this morning at 6:30am and Victoria was playing with her Happy Meal toys by 6:32am. We needed to be up early this morning because we were headed out for our 4 hour tour of Moscow. Our guide (Irina) and driver (Vladimir) were here at 10am this morning and we headed out with Chris, Daniela and Sasha.
We drove past some of Moscow’s incredible train stations, then we headed down to Red Square. We had expected this to be a spectacular sight, but it was simply amazing to see up close. It is really hard to describe and the pictures really do not do it justice. Our only real complaint would be the weather. There was a stiff breeze that made it quite cold…the sun was in and out of the clouds, and when it was out, it was in a spot that made it tough to catch some of the photos that we wanted…also, there was a snow squall that kicked up and ruined a view from the observatory. Oh well, everything was still an awesome sight to see in person…
Just outside of Red Square, there were a number of folks dressed up as Stalin and Lenin impersonators (for the purpose of taking pictures…however, we did not partake). We also visited the GUM (an enormous mall off of Red Square), a few beautiful cathedrals (where no inside photos were allowed), and a number of other sites down town (Gorky Park, the Olympic Stadium, etc.). There was also a nice place to stop for some souvenirs for Victoria. We have well over a hundred photos from the day, which makes it very hard to compile some for posting. However, we put a few into the attached….
Tomorrow, we plan to do some more sightseeing. The weather is supposed to be similar to today (cold with some snow showers). So, we are hopeful and we’ll see how things go.
Two interesting things that we are noticing here:
One…outside of the hotel, everything is sold ala cart. For example, at the grocery store and souvenir stores, you pay for bags…at McDonald’s, our friends were charged for ketchup. We suppose that it’s just a different way of doing things, but it does seem pretty odd.
Two…Just behind cartoons, Victoria’s favorite things to watch on TV are nature shows, cooking shows, ice skating and the biathlon (cross country skiing, with rifle range shooting). Nature, cooking and skating are all fine, but we figure the first time we take her skiing, she’ll be wondering where her rifle is! Hahaha….
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