So I decided to blog, it is a good way to keep a journal and plus people can see what I am up to. Today was our last full day in Moscow, we leave tomorrow afternoon for Amsterdam for a night. We started the day out by visiting the Kremlin. It wasn’t quite what I expected. It was huge and beautiful, but I was expecting more Government buildings and less cathedrals. It seemed to be more of a tourist attraction than actual government property. That isn’t to say it was overloaded with touristy things; I suppose I am just used to the distant and aloof government buildings of DC. After the tour we stopped in Red Square for some pictures and then headed over to GUM, a huge mall right in Red Square for lunch. After grabbing a bite to eat, we met a tour guide at an entrance to the Moscow Metro. We did a quick tour of two stations on the metro. They were as nicely decorated as some of the cathedrals we had seen! Ornate walls, marble floors, chandeliers draped in gold; it was almost surreal yet really harked back to the Soviet era. We got separated as a group on the metro, the doors just slammed shut, almost crushing Josh Kuehl’s hand. When we finally regrouped we headed up to street level for a driving tour of Moscow. We passed by many government buildings including the Russian White House. We ate dinner at a cow themed restaurant where a drunk man kept talking to two of the guys in our group. Afterwards we hopped on a boat for a river cruise of Moscow as a sort of goodbye. Tomorrow we will visit an Ikea factory before heading out for Amsterdam. It is hard to believe where I am going next; and that I still have 8 weeks to go!
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