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pages: Moscow at night pg 1 - Moscow at night pg 2 - Red Square in the rain - Food, Crafts, and Entertainment
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one thing I wanted to eat in Moscow was borscht - beet soup. I knew all
about caviar, smoked salmon, cabbage, potatoes, and vodka, but I wanted
that one lousy little famous thing. Well, we got all of the others in one
meal - our first meal of the trip, actually. It was an overpriced extravaganza
that consisted mostly of the things our waiter recommended rather than
what we really ordered. He wanted to charge me $10 for a picture - but
I guess if I had to wear his cheesy outfit, I'd be huffy too!
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would a trip be without a bit of shopping? From matrioshka dolls to hats
to Soviet pins, anything that one could want to remind them of their time
in Russia can be found at the Ismailova craft market. I got a wooden egg
with St. George on it for the family, the red doll above for Alea and a
carved wooden chess set for Breck.
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