Kremlin

To continue our site seeing adventure we went to the Kremlin Armory.  Sheri had read in one of my many Moscow books about seeing Lenin in his tomb.  You can only view him from 10 to 1 so we thought we should hurry to get there.  Everyday we go out it is always in the afternoon after Owen has had his morning nap.  To truly see everything in the right times you should start early in the morning because most exhibits close by 6.  Well we never got a start before noon.  So lunch everyday was always around 3.  That is tough for me because anybody that has worked with me knows I am hungry by 11.  As I digress, we delay lunch to see Lenin's tomb.  To get tickets for the Kremlin you have to go this little station that looks like a trailer.  Well everyone tries to cut in line.  They try to push you out and since you can't speak the language they try even harder.  So Luci and I finally stand out of line so Sheri can advance without people cutting around the stroller.  So we go into the Kremlin and ask the guard about Lenin's tomb since it is 12:45.  He starts laughing at us and says that exhibit has been closed for about 5 years now.  So apparently my book is not updated even though it makes a point of saying it is updated all the time.  

The Kremlin is very pretty.  We made it to the museum to see the Fabrege eggs.  They are amazing.  There is so  much detail in them.  Then we go to a church and a museum.  Once again as you start looking at all these they start to look the same because you can't understand anything.  So we go out to start to head to the next building being stopped along the way for more pictures of Owen the celebrity.  Of course I am starting to get really hungry now and a bit grouchy.  Luci learned fast that I need food.  So we head out with intention of coming back later in the day.  As we start to head to get food it starts to rain.  Sheri pushes Owen to coverage, but the coverage is not big enough for all of us so Luci and I start to run for it.  We notice around us people are pointing and laughing at us.  We learned that day to always carry an umbrella and that rain only lasts about 15 to 20 minutes so you can wait it out.  No need to sprint and get soaked.  After all the rain we meet up with Sheri to eat.  So today we had true American fast food.  Sheri and I had McDonalds and Luci had Sbarro.  It was quite yummy.  

Now the whole day we avoid Spider Man at every turn.

On our way to Red Square we spotted a Levi's store.  So we decide to walk up hill to visit it.  Well there is a lot of things we have learned this week.  One is that you cross the streets underground.  We did not know this.  The streets were completely cleared and blocked for the President to drive past so we took a run for it.  The security was blowing their whistles and all.  Later that night we read about crossing the streets underground.  

After shopping at Levi we decide to head back to the hotel to meet David.  We finally get a taxi and then see the traffic not moving so we decide to jump out and try the metro.  Well thankfully I convinced David to come to us and show us the metro the way back.  We venture to the same side street as the night before for dinner.  We find a very yummy Italian restaurant.  The food on this street is not over priced at all which is quite nice.  First Luci and I stop at a book store to see if we can find a Harry Potter t-shirt in Russian.  No luck.  

We head home after dinner through the metro.  I will have to do a separate post about the metro.  In the mean time it is quite easy to get around on.  Just me and Owen with the stroller will be a no go but once I get my back pack it will be a different story.  

That sums up the second long day.