Day 4- Bus tour/ Flea market

Today we went on a bus tour of Moscow. (My feet are happy!) We went to a nice overlook of Moscow, then we went to see the Novyi Devouchki Convent where there were many churches inside the brick walls, it was used as a fortress in times of war (when that happened they moved the nuns somewhere else). After that we stopped outside St. Basils cathedral, we couldn't go inside because Red Square has been closed for a week in preparation for tomorrow's Victory Day Parade. From there we drove around some more and went to a flea market that has the best prices on souvenirs, apparently the merchants from downtown moscow come to this market to buy their souvenirs. We ate there, they had Shish kebabs, they were very very good. I got Salmon. It wasn't really like a shish kebab, it was cooked on a skewer but they just served it on a plate. Our guide said that it was the Russian equivalent of barbecue. It was served with this armenian style bread (a round loaf of bread that was kind of like a thick pita style, warmed up over the barbecue), and Russian Ketchup, which is really really good waaaaay better than Heinz. I didn't buy any souvenirs today, but I saw some that I'd definitely want to bargain for! Tons of matrioshki, and fabrije eggs. After the market I helped my friend find the chili's that he lost his phone in. (yes, they have a chilis, it's brand new, the first one, they also have a fridays). And then we went back to the dorms. That's been my day. Tomorrow should be AWESOME!!! С днём победы! Happy Victory Day!!

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tdurante42489 on May 8, 2011 from Moscow, Russia

from the travel blog: Moscow 2011

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