Random happenings from Moscow

Had a very interesting morning today. As you probably all know there is a Victory day parade going on this saturday, and when we left the apartment this morning we could not even get out of our street.

Everything was closed off and soldiers/police/suspicious funny looking men were everywhere.

We said that fatal word "PRESS" and got a resounding Niet Presski.....shit what do we do now?

After several minutes of looking gormless and generally freaked out the boys in uniform relented and let us through.

We are still finding our way around Moscow, though my cyrillic is getting better, and I didn't look forward to trying to find another way around to get to the Metro station. I guess our street will be filled with nuclear weapons and tanks as big a boats later today.......

Daniel asked me the toher night what would happen if one of those weapons went of....I don't think we would know too much about it

Other random happenings are the mobile phones. All was working perfectly and then suddenly I can't send texts...this is starting to be a problem now as more folks we know arrive and look to the advance guard for directions to the nearest alcoholic establishement. Why they all think that Daniel and I will know where these are is beyond me.....

And to cap it all the rain arrived today. One brave member of the press corps has decided to do the open top bus tour today....hope she has an umbrella. LOL!!!

So after a stressful morning I am now parked in the press centre with my orange COK and it's time to catch up from yesterday.....

I think I need a picture of Sluttie Svettie to cheer me up