On our third day........
Elena and Sergei were scheduled to pick us up around 0930.... due to the arrival of Russian President Putin and his motorcade.....traffic was stopped in the business area of Moscow and they were held up for nearly one hour. We arrived at orphanage around 1100 hours and the staff brought Andrew to the playroom where we were able to spend more time alone with him. He seemed happy and his cold seems to be improving. His funny habit of emptying toys from the basket and meticulously returning them to the basket is very interesting to watch. We also initiated some of the paperwork to proceed with the adoption. The drive to and from the orphanage is very interesting - passing many statues and old buildings as well as the site of the 1980 olympic games which the US boycotted. After our visit, we asked Sergei to drop us at Arbat Street - Elena showed us around briefly - and then we stopped in many of the tourist shops, getting an idea for gifts to bring home. There is certainly not a lack of Matroushka dolls, a doll, in a doll, in a doll........Had a wonderful dinner in a small Italian restaurant - with possibly the best profiteroles ever! Saturday, we plan on touring the Kremlin. That's all for now.
Elena and Sergei were scheduled to pick us up around 0930.... due to the arrival of Russian President Putin and his motorcade.....traffic was stopped in the business area of Moscow and they were held up for nearly one hour. We arrived at orphanage around 1100 hours and the staff brought Andrew to the playroom where we were able to spend more time alone with him. He seemed happy and his cold seems to be improving. His funny habit of emptying toys from the basket and meticulously returning them to the basket is very interesting to watch. We also initiated some of the paperwork to proceed with the adoption. The drive to and from the orphanage is very interesting - passing many statues and old buildings as well as the site of the 1980 olympic games which the US boycotted. After our visit, we asked Sergei to drop us at Arbat Street - Elena showed us around briefly - and then we stopped in many of the tourist shops, getting an idea for gifts to bring home. There is certainly not a lack of Matroushka dolls, a doll, in a doll, in a doll........Had a wonderful dinner in a small Italian restaurant - with possibly the best profiteroles ever! Saturday, we plan on touring the Kremlin. That's all for now.
6 Comments:
It sounds like you are getting lots of time with your child. Thats great! Did you like arbat street? We were not very smart when we went to arbat street we bought Matroushka dolls in the shops and then found them to be so much cheaper on the street. Oh well. What was the name of the Italian restaurant?
Sounds like a great trip so far and Andrew is enjoying it!
We got "the call" and leave on Saturday and will also be! The blog posting are awesome.
Maria
Hi Lisa and Scott:
We are so excited! We check your blog several times a day hoping for an update. Does Andrew talk? Does he remember you? Does he play with the toys in the basket? Please ask someone to take a picture of the three of you.
Pam will pick you up on Tuesday, (Club Christmas dinner).We will see you on Wednesday.
Love
Mom and Dad
I am very excited for you. I can't wait for you to post pictures. I hope you like the hotel as much as we did. It is perfect for walking to major attractions. Let me know how the restaurant I recommended was.
andrew sounds great! congrats and hope you have a safe trip home.
Congratulations! Glad all is going well! How fun of you all to be together with Lauren and Marco too!
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