Today after the Embassy doctor came to examine Vika and lil' E, and we met with our coordinator O to complete some paperwork, we were off to do some site-seeing here in Moscow.
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| Miss Vika is all ready to go |
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| Complete with a big smile |
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| The famous Church of Basil...like nothing I have ever seen |
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| Mama, Vika, Auntie Steph, Cindy and lil' E |
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| Church of Basil |
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| Mama and Vika |
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| Cindy, lil' E, Vika and Mama |
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Vika, Mama, Auntie Stephie, Cindy and lil' E standing outside
the wall that surrounds the Kremlin |
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| One of the 20 watch towers along the wall |
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Vika, Mama, Auntie Stephie, Cindy, and lil' E
with the clock tower in the background |
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The flag flying means the President is inside working...
it is lowered if he is not on the "property" |
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| the wall surrounding the Kremlin |
This is inside the most aMaZiNg mall, I've ever seen!!!
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Vika on a horse
(she's ready for YOU to take her for a ride Beth) |
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| Vika and Mama |
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| Auntie Stephie and Vika riding the horse together |
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| the mamas' with their lil' ones: V and E |
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| Auntie Stephie with Vika |
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| Auntie Stephie, Vika, Cindy and lil E |
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| Auntie Stephie, Vika, Cindy and lil E |
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| Mama with Vika and Cindy with lil' E |
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| Church of Basil |
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| One of the Seven Sisters |
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| Kremlin Palace |
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Inside the Wall
the domes of the Annunciation Cathedral and Archangel Cathedral |
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| Mamas' with our lil' ones |
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| Watch tower in front of the three churches |
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| Mama and Vika |
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| The south western wall along the river |
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Russian Orthodox Church
the Patriarchate of Moscow |
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Russian Orthodox Church
the Patriarchate of Moscow |
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| Mamas' with our babies |
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| Auntie Stephie holding Vika |
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| Swan Lake (frozen) |
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| The nunnery |
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| the convent's property |
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| Auntie Steph and Vika (nunnery in the background) |
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| Mama and Vika |
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| Mama and Vika (nunnery in the background) |
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| Part of the Nunnery |
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one of the towers where they kept women
prisoners...aka the Dukes could send their
wives here when they were tired of them
and get remarried. |
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| Entrance to a famous cemetery |
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| The largest of the Seven Sisters (a college) |
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| Auntie Steph and Vika |
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| Mama with Vika |
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| Mama and Vika (at the city's highest point) |
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| Mama and Vika |
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| My favorite picture of Auntie Stephie with her niece |
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| a small church |
There you have it...some of the sites in Moscow. Once again, pictures do not do this city justice.
Tomorrow we have our appointments at the US Embassy at 11:30, to get Vika and lil' E's Visas. Then we register them and wait...once that's completed, we'll be on our way to the states! Woot Woot!!!
Wow, you got such AWESOME pictures in Moscow. We have nothing like that. Such a treasure for her when she is older.
ReplyDeleteYou were a little more adventurous than we were. We saw Red Square but that was about it. Glad you had a great day of site seeing.
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