Month: July 2017

Oh how I almost missed the day, but have no fear, ColdStone Creamery reminded me and gave me something extra special to make sure I don’t miss out.  I got my BOGO coupon!!   Good thing I can walk the four blocks there to get the ice cream (work...

Happy 4th of July!!!  I’m proud to be an American....

The Swiss Air flight from Moscow to Zurich was awful. First we were behind a man who hadn’t showered in weeks. Then in front of a family that allowed their children to run around the cabin without regard to seatbelt signs. It was like they thought the plane was...

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. Off to Zurich Switzerland. Hopefully we can get some Swiss chocolates in the airport. ...

That’s what we averaged each day walking on this tour. Simply amazing but at the same time, I can say my feet are tired!! Time to go to bed as I have just 5 hours until we have to transfer to the airport. ...

Parting views…. including Red Square and Gum department store. While the clock doesn’t look huge, it is big enough to fit a locomotive through it!! The tour of Russia, St Petersburg and Moscow has been really amazing. Totally different than I expected. Scandinavia was also a lot of fun....

Our farewell dinner is complete so now it’s time to pack. Early transfer to the airport tomorrow morning at 5 am but I still think there is time for a final subway ride somewhere….. Just thinking maybe this will be our next tour…… This group is currently staying at...

A couple of places we wanted to visit were closed due to restoration so I don’t have a lot of pictures today, but we did go back to Red Square for some daylight photos.  The subway again…. Couldn’t go into this Cathederal, the equivalent of St Peters in Rome...

Enjoy a full day at leisure. This evening, a farewell dinner with Russian champagne has been prepared for you at your hotel....