Wow its cold here! Jason and I walked down to Red Square, the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral yesterday. The hotel we're staying at is only 4-5 blocks away. It was the coldest walk! Luckily we were able to find a beautiful indoor mall right in Red Square that we could get warm in and then come back (yep Dad, I found a mall!). That mall will be a great day trip with Maks when we come back with him. Its a huge place with lots of space for him to run. I think I would like to take a tour of Red Square/Kremlin with someone who knows where they are going. It was a little tricky to figure out what was what.
We had lunch in a "Beer Restaurant" on our way back(that's what it was called in English). Jason had a hamburger and I had chicken wings & onion rings. Very healthy. :) We had our 8 Doctor Medical exam yesterday at 3pm. We saw a dermatologist, neurologist, infectious disease doctor, oncologist, general practitioner, a TB specialist, a psychiatrist and another few doctors that I can't remember. It was so well coordinated. All at this American Medical Facility. Only took 2 hours to see all of the doctors. We had to wait until 6:30pm for our blood, urine and Xrays though as Jason and I had only been in the night before to take those tests. Everything came back fine and we all passed! YEAH! One more hurdle down!
We came back to the hotel to meet up with Sandra 1 and got a recommendation for dinner from the concierge. We went to an Italian place called "Pepperoni". It was only 3 blocks away and had awesome food! I would highly recommend it if you are going to stay near Red Square. I had a nice version of cappelini, Jason had a pizza with ham, cheese, potatoes(yep potato) and onion, and Sandra 1 &2 had some type of other pasta. All very good! We came back to the hotel around 8:30pm. I could not fall asleep though! My sleep schedule is all messed up. I was finally able to fall asleep around 12:30am. We just got up a little bit ago and are headed down for breakfast.
Sandra 1 &2 are headed to the Bolshoi today for a ballet. We're going to join them for another one on the 22nd. That should be fabulous. Even Jason is willing to go for the experience! We lose our internet in an hour or so, so I thought I'd give one last update before we leave Moscow. Jason & I will be keeping ourselves busy today walking around some more.
We got a late check out approved, Vlad will be here at 6:00pm to take us to the Domodedovo Airport. About an hour and a half ride from here. Our flight is tonight at 11:30pm, gets in around 7:00am Kemerovo time. Only a 4 hour flight but there is a 4 hour time difference. I guess we use tomorrow to prepare for court on Monday. Yeah court! We are praying that everything goes well!
I'm uploading some pictures from our adventures in Moscow yesterday (Red Square/Kremlin/Indoor Mall). Talk to you all again soon!
You wouldn't be a true Johnson woman if you couldn't find a mall in Russia. I'm proud of you, Pooh! Safe travels and bring my nephew home soon! When in doubt in court, just say "summary judgment". J/K! :-) Love, Les
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