Sorry I have not posted for a few days......I discovered that it is quite costly to use the internet at the Marriott (I should have known as they charge $12.00 for a glass of wine at the hotel bar!). On Saturday we took a tour of the Kremlin and the Armory Museum - the tour took 3 hours and very informative - a great lesson on the history of Moscow, Russia and its leaders. The architecture is an amazing sight to be seen. The Armory was most impressive with its display of Faberge eggs as well as the coaches, clothing and armour dating back to the 1100's. After the tour, we went to GUM department store for lunch and a quick walk through part of the mall - it is so huge - it would take an entire day to see it all. Later that evening, we met Lauren and Marco for dinner - they had just arrived that day and it was great to finally meet them! We went to a restaurant called "At the Mill" - the employees were dressed in period costumes and they had pheasants and other wildlife in cages. The food was delicious and after dinner we went to a nearby coffee shop that Scott and I had discovered earlier in the week.
On Sunday we were able to make a short vistit to the orphanage to see Andrew - it puts a smile on my face just thinking about him! We spent the afternoon shopping on Arbat Street - I think we were taken a few times - but soon learned the art of bargaining!