May 14, 2006

On the road to the hotel. Mockba is moscow. And note that there are some billboards somewhat written in English. No Mom, we did NOT go there. Moscow is a very busy city. Over 15 million people just in Moscow proper. Traffic was incredible. They do drive on the correct side of the road anyway. But it was nuts. Went to dinner out in Moscow. 5 of us crammed in to a cab. I got the front seat. There are advantages to being this size. *L* Was wild driving in the cab that night. Like I said, 5 of us crammed. No english on the driver, and they drive like maniacs. I felt like James Bond BLASTING thru the streets of Moscow, around curves...no stop lites hardly. Was a riot. Dinner was great, good food, lots of soups. Chicken sausage in strogannoff sauce, crab salad. and it only cost me 700 rubles. 27 rubles to one dollar. Not bad for dinner.

The other pic is the bathroom in the restaurant. The bathroom was in the basement, had to walk down a tunnel to get to it. Was a cement tunnel in the basement. Something tells me that this said tunnel used to be something else. Was almost creepy. Walked in the bathroom and a woman was cleaning the sink. So I waited, she just kept cleaning, and she never looked up or anything, so...I just went. She never noticed. Strange goings on out here. *L*