Hello from Moscow!
We had a full 6 minutes on the phone with Brandon P. this noon. He caught us on the cell phone on the way back from a soccer tournament in Boulder. The guys got to Moscow and were split up into different taxis. None of them had translators and they accidently were split up on the road. They were all a little nervous for a while but all ended up at the same hostel. I told Brandon to be aware there are lots of theives in the hostels but everyone I talked to said that people really enjoy the experience. Be careful! He said they were already aware of that and being very careful.
They took the underground Metro around Moscow and walked about 6 miles around town today. He said they went to St. Bastil in the Red Square. St. Bastil's has been there since the 14th century. They have been in awe of the history. He informed us that Red Square was famous for the televised broadcast of Russian tanks with bombs strapped on top during the 1940's. (He said we may not remember ,but that grandma and grandpa would. Thank you Brandon for that acknowledgement of our youth
That event spurred on the "Red Scare".
They went shopping in the largest Russian flea market and ate at Moscow's Hard Rock Cafe! He said it tasted so good to have American food like burgers. They will fly to Munich tomorrow.
All are healthy but Bryce has a slight cold. Nothing serious. Everyone has lost weight. (some didn't have much to lose) Brandon P. said they are tired. He said this trip was just the right amount of time. Any longer would have been too long and any shorter would not have been enough time to experience everything they wanted to.
John has been sending them into town in teams to find out where they have to go next in their own sort of "Amazing Race" it sounds like. Brandon said they TRY to find someone who speaks English but that doesn't happen often. They are learning the basics in Russian: Thank you, Good bye, Hello etc... (Probably using some primitive sign language as well.)
They all send their love and can't wait to see everyone at the airport on Wednesday.
That's all folks! (Like that doesn't date me
Lynette and Randy
We had a full 6 minutes on the phone with Brandon P. this noon. He caught us on the cell phone on the way back from a soccer tournament in Boulder. The guys got to Moscow and were split up into different taxis. None of them had translators and they accidently were split up on the road. They were all a little nervous for a while but all ended up at the same hostel. I told Brandon to be aware there are lots of theives in the hostels but everyone I talked to said that people really enjoy the experience. Be careful! He said they were already aware of that and being very careful.
They took the underground Metro around Moscow and walked about 6 miles around town today. He said they went to St. Bastil in the Red Square. St. Bastil's has been there since the 14th century. They have been in awe of the history. He informed us that Red Square was famous for the televised broadcast of Russian tanks with bombs strapped on top during the 1940's. (He said we may not remember ,but that grandma and grandpa would. Thank you Brandon for that acknowledgement of our youth
That event spurred on the "Red Scare". They went shopping in the largest Russian flea market and ate at Moscow's Hard Rock Cafe! He said it tasted so good to have American food like burgers. They will fly to Munich tomorrow.
All are healthy but Bryce has a slight cold. Nothing serious. Everyone has lost weight. (some didn't have much to lose) Brandon P. said they are tired. He said this trip was just the right amount of time. Any longer would have been too long and any shorter would not have been enough time to experience everything they wanted to.
John has been sending them into town in teams to find out where they have to go next in their own sort of "Amazing Race" it sounds like. Brandon said they TRY to find someone who speaks English but that doesn't happen often. They are learning the basics in Russian: Thank you, Good bye, Hello etc... (Probably using some primitive sign language as well.)
They all send their love and can't wait to see everyone at the airport on Wednesday.
That's all folks! (Like that doesn't date me
Lynette and Randy