Today…
we saw a few interesting things. Not exactly new for us, but things we haven’t mentioned to you yet. The first thing was this vehicle…
Medical Service Vehicle
We see these cars all the time, and they kind of make me chuckle every time I see one just because they look so old fashioned. And I guess they really are…old. But they still use them. This could possibly be used for bringing a doctor to see a patient at their home. And they do have other ambulance type vehicles which look more like a mini van.
Also we saw this guy…
A road policeman
These guys walk up and down the sidewalks or on the corners of streets with their big wands. And if you don’t watch out they will point it at you and you need to pull over. These guys will check your car documents and make sure everything is right and in order. And we heard they are quite willing to take bribes.
Also we had some cold and crazy weather today…
This morning on the way to class it was raining and really windy. After class on the way home the sun was out. Then a few hours later it looked like this…
Snow!
And then not long after that…
Sun!
We thought ok that was cool, a little snow storm. But then a little later we saw this outside…
More snow! Way more.
And then…
More sun! But with the dark clouds looming nearby.
Very pretty!
First snow
That’s right! Today it was actually snowing. Not enough that it was covering the ground, but just tiny little flakes. The weather channel.com says it is 2 degrees C but feels like -4 degrees C with the wind today. Brrr! We don’t mind though, Micah and I both enjoy this kind of weather more than the heat we had this summer!
Can't really see the snow falling, but the leaves are a nice color.
Out and About
Saturday evening after Violet woke up from her nap we went with a friend downtown. Here are some pictures and videos (by the way… you can make the pictures bigger by clicking on them, also if the words are blue it goes to another link, check it out!).
Not sure exactly what this fountain’s name is, but it is located close to the Kremlin and St. Basil’s. And underneath of it is a large underground mall.
This is actually a map, with Moscow sticking up on the right side in this picture
close up of Moscow, can you see it?
the girls
Next we walked over to the Alexander Garden.
sorry for the blurryness
If you would like to see a really cool panoramic view of this area you can click here. We didn’t get very many pictures because we noticed the changing of the guard for the eternal flame was happening. So we rushed over to get some video.
Later, we stopped to hear this Russian guy playing his guitar and Violet started dancing. She dances all the time whenever she hears music.
St. Basil's Cathedral from afar
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