We awoke early, with refreshed feet and revived spirits for more touring on our last day. But first, we headed back to The Boy’s office for a final bit of work, followed by lots of hugs and promises to stay in touch. {I’ll say it again – what a wonderful group of people!} Then it […]

We joined The Boy’s colleague, A, at church Sunday morning. Several of the members were away at summer camp, so it was a small gathering but was oh-so-wonderful. Worship time Even more wonderful was making a new friend with the lovely woman who translated the sermon for us, O. After the service O and I […]

We’d heard the smoke-smog would likely return over the weekend, so The Boy took the opportunity to head for a morning run while the air was still clear. Five miles later – with an endorphin-boosted mood – The Boy was ready to tackle whatever agenda I’d put together. Good thing, too, since I drug him […]

Friday, while The Boy headed to the office for another day of auditing, I headed into town for a bit of shopping and to meet up with an old friend from Kenya. Who would have ever thought that I’d be able to stop and visit a friend from 15 (ahem) years ago while on an […]

The Boy told me that the ladies at his office had wondered where I was the day before. They needn’t worry long – wild horses couldn’t keep me away after I learned that there was air-conditioning. I needed to do a bit of work, anyway, so it was convenient as well. It was really wonderful […]

After breakfast, we met V in the hotel lobby and headed to the famous Izmaylovo Market. It’s a giant flea market located just outside our hotel (the fun buildings in most of my earlier Look at the Smog from our Hotel Window! photos). If we wanted to buy it, it was available. V came along […]

The Boy awoke, refreshed and ready to go. I awoke, groggy, sticky and jealous of his ability to sleep in a strange hotel, in a foreign country, with the door propped open and only furniture and glass bottles to protect us. Now I’m just sounding bitter. But that’s how I felt, probably because I was […]

We’d learned the night we arrived that our hotel stay included a breakfast buffet. We’d even managed to figure out where the buffet was located in the massive hotel complex – all significant victories when 1) you’re jet-lagged, 2) everything is written in Cyrillic and 3) virtually no one speaks English. Side note: there is […]

Our flight to Moscow was fairly non-eventful. It was our first time travelling on Singapore Air and we both agreed that the service was top-notch. Even the coach seats (where we lowly trying-to-pay-off-the-house-and-go-on-a-trip folks sit) were spacious and comfortable. {Can I get a whoo-hoo? Anyone?!?} As we were on our final descent into the airport, […]