Moscow has certainly proved to be interesting. People are very tough to crack and I am constantly trying to melt their icy resolve! They continue to speak to you even though they know u do not understand. Their dress sense is a cross between bogan and sheik, lots of leggings worn as pants and dangerous high heels, not at all practical for cobbled streets! Even the female police wear heels.
Victory day was great. We did not get to see the full parade, security around red square was tight. But we did see some tanks and other military vehicles driving down the main street. We also saw a communist march and were later asked to sign a communist petition, or at least we think that's what it was!!
We finally got into red square for the first time. We had to go through 3 security checks and have our bags searched. Red square is amazing! St basils cathedral is a massive kaleidoscope of colours! There were people everywhere celebrating victory day. Lots of old soldiers with their medals and children waving flags. Police and army were everywhere. It was such a spectacle and so good to be a part of, something we would not have experienced had we come at another time.
The streets were closed to traffic all day and people walked through the streets on mass. We even saw a bunch of hari chrishna's parading and giving out treats!
We leave tonight on an overnight train. Moscow has truly been eye opening and amazing. I look forward to the nest leg of the journey!!
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