Saturday, 10 March
Due to spring break, we had difficulty with flights so we rented a car to get to JFK (which is about 3 1/2 hours from Newport). We had a pretty smooth trip although 95S can be a bit of a nightmare! I have not driven to NYC in some time and was amazed that you cannot go more than 5 miles without passing a McDonalds restaurant! We arrived at JFK on schedule, checked in, purchased magazines, etc....
The flight was fully booked. Aeroflot is certainly a no frills airline but everyone was nice and the food was fine. There were no movies on the plane, but we had brought a portable DVD player so had our own entertainment. We arrived in Moscow an hour late due to the backlog of planes leaving JFK. The weather in Moscow was warmer than Newport - about 50 F. Our driver took us to our apartment where Andrei's rep (Peace travel) met us. We were pleased to find a roomy apartment with all of the comforts of home. After settling in, we took a walk down Tverskaya to the grocery store. For the price of breakfast at a major hotel we purchased enough food and beverage for a week! We returned to the hotel where Scott made some yummy snacks. I drifted off to sleep while Scott familiarized himself with the satellite TV stations. Due to the time change, we both woke up at about 1:00 am, watched part of a movie and went back to sleep.
Due to spring break, we had difficulty with flights so we rented a car to get to JFK (which is about 3 1/2 hours from Newport). We had a pretty smooth trip although 95S can be a bit of a nightmare! I have not driven to NYC in some time and was amazed that you cannot go more than 5 miles without passing a McDonalds restaurant! We arrived at JFK on schedule, checked in, purchased magazines, etc....
The flight was fully booked. Aeroflot is certainly a no frills airline but everyone was nice and the food was fine. There were no movies on the plane, but we had brought a portable DVD player so had our own entertainment. We arrived in Moscow an hour late due to the backlog of planes leaving JFK. The weather in Moscow was warmer than Newport - about 50 F. Our driver took us to our apartment where Andrei's rep (Peace travel) met us. We were pleased to find a roomy apartment with all of the comforts of home. After settling in, we took a walk down Tverskaya to the grocery store. For the price of breakfast at a major hotel we purchased enough food and beverage for a week! We returned to the hotel where Scott made some yummy snacks. I drifted off to sleep while Scott familiarized himself with the satellite TV stations. Due to the time change, we both woke up at about 1:00 am, watched part of a movie and went back to sleep.
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