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<\/a>Moscow Airport ~ Our plane is the green plane on the right.<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Our hotel where many famous people have stayed over the years<\/p><\/div>
\nThis is only the second day on our trip that it has rained, but it was a pleasant light rain. I found it interesting to see all of the different designs on the umbrellas as we walked to a British Restaurant where the food was tasty. <\/p>\n
<\/a>Special food store<\/p><\/div>
\nAfter lunch we walked inside Red Square and into an interesting shopping center there. When I got back to my room, I found that the hotel had given me a fruit plate with grapes, a tangerine, an apple, and some candied almonds. <\/p>\n
<\/a>Just walking in the rain ~ entering Red Square<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Red Square<\/p><\/div>
\nWe left the hotel at 6:00 to go to the Moscow Circus. This evening was the last performance of an international competition that has been going on for a few evenings. We saw the best of the best circus performers during the three-hour show. We were all throughly entertained. Many said it was the best circus they had ever seen. I especially loved the trapeze and rope acts. There were some acts that were performed by children. My guess is that they were part of a circus family. The final act of the evening was an extravagant Bollywood performance with elephants and lots of people. Wow!
\nIt had stopped raining this evening, so hopefully it will be sunny tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At 7:30 A.M. our bus driver drove us to the St. Petersburg Airport. We flew on a new green plane that had cute young female flight attendants on it. We were each served a chicken, cheese, and cucumber sandwich or … Continue reading