Moscow: Day 1 and 2

I have finally found some time to blog about our trip so far. It took much more time than expected to set up a system for how I might do this more efficiently in the future. As you can see by the pic on the left Scott and I arrived safely in Moscow with no incidents. We even got a little sleep on the plane, and have had no problems adjusting our sleeping to the new time zone.

In this picture we are on Red Square in front of St. Basil's Cathedral, and some trees that are totally in the way. Friday, June 12 is a national Russian holiday, so they have a big stage in front of the "normal" view of this beautiful building. This pic is the best we can do for now. This was our first day of sight seeing. Scott, his parents, and I had a private tour of the Kremlin and Red Square.




This picture was taken the evening we arrived in Moscow. In order to try and get us on a normal sleeping schedule Dave and Jana took us out to dinner with some of their American friends to an Uzbekistan restaurant. If you look carefully at the picture, you will notice that there are no chairs. We are sitting on cushions Jesus style at the table. There were lots of extra pillows to make ourselves comfortable. The decorations were absolutely stunning. The picture below should give you an idea of our surroundings.




There were belly dancers that came out and danced every hour or so. You will NOT see any pictures of them because I didn't enjoy watching scantly clad women shakin' it anywhere close to MY husband!! Everyone else seemed to enjoy the "show," and took lots of pictures. Dave tried to get me in one or two of them, so if you know Dave and ever see any of his pictures of this particular night I'm sure you will notice how much fun I am having. It's written all over my face!

Despite the occasional gyrations of "sparkly-boobs," I had a really great time. They had crazy food and Scott and I took full advantage ordering baked rabbit in cream sauce. I haven't had a meal that good in quite a long time. I'm salivating just thinking about it! Jana was also brave, and ordered horse, which we also sampled. In case you're wondering, the way they prepared it tasted like roast beef. Needless to say between the dancing "tarts," the decor, the unique seating arrangements, and the food it was a memorable experience. I couldn't have picked a better way to start our adventures in Europe.

So I know I posted these picture in the wrong order as the restaurant happened first, but like I've said, I'm a newbe. I will get better at this. Stay tuned....I've seen a lot more than this so far!!!