Moscow was a great city to visit. We were swept away by the magnificence and opulence of the center of Moscow. We walked around Red Squre, the Kremlin, Lenin's Tomb and the great cathedrals. Alongside we visited the shopping malls which just seemed to ooze money. Moscow from the perspective of the center of the city is up with all the other great cities of the world.
What a contrast staying in the suburban town of Pushkino some 15 miles from the center of Moscow. There were the usual high-rise apartment buildings, crowded streets and market place, with the usual groups of young people with their bottle of beer in hand.
We were accommodated in the ministry apartment belonging to Pavel and Yulia Ignatiev. Pavel and Yulia have a ministry in orphanages. Each Sunday they have a small church meeting in their apartment that includes some ex-orphans. It was interesting to talk with Pavel and Yulia and learn about their ministry and be introduced to life in Moscow.
After a four day stay in Moscow we departed for Scotland. Our flight plan was Moscow - Dusseldorf, Germany - London - Aberdeen. More on Scotland in the next blog where we met up with Les and Debbie,Misha and Sydney and our old friends Stan and Wilma Jenkins.
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Nice to "see" you online again! Looking forward to more pictures and commentaries!
On to more adventures, huh? That's good. It'll keep you on your toes.
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