I have written about some of my experiences in Moscow in previous blogs due to the availability of computers and Internet Cafes. These blogs may be brief, but complement the earlier efforts. The computers in our hotel (Hotel Vega) had Internet capability, but not all of them worked all of the time. When I did log on, they worked very well. One night, I blogged and worked on answering emails from the hotel next to ours which had many more computers and worked very well.
On Friday morning, our train arrived in Moscow at 7:00 am pretty much on time. We boarded a bus with all of our luggage and went to the Vega Hotel which is in the Ismalovo area in NE Moscow. I got a shower and left with the group for a dicussion with a non-profit group called New Eurasia Foundation. This group wanted to help Russia realize its social and educational potential. We listened to their stories and their progress. We discussed our observations in Vladimir and Murom and came to the conclusion that there was still a LOT to be done to raise the social and educational potential of Russia and Russians.
On return, I went shopping at the big flea market close to our hotel with a bunch from our group. I bought a shawl for my daughter as a Christmas present. Even if she reads this she won't know what color or design is on it....or will she be able to guess? I used Nina's cell phone to call Marina Ulanova, the daughter of my Russian exchange teacher from Penza. She lives in Moscow and is employed by the Ministry of Agriculture as an interpreter. Marina met me at the hotel and took me to a fabulous restaurant near downtown Moscow, the Pushkin Cafe. Fantastic dinner! $40 entrees! $5 bottles of water! $10 drinks! $10 salads! $4 scoop of ice cream! $4 cup of tea! Did somebody say this city is expensive??
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