The Russian Itinerary
In two days (or less), we leave for Russia. A few people have asked for details. It's Da Man's dream trip, one he has wanted to make since childhood. And it's all new to me, so I'm happy to go along for the ride. We're doing a tour because everyone says the first trip to Russa requires a tour, what with the whole foreign language created in a non-Western alphabet thing. We found a group that had a tour covering much of what Da Man wanted, so we went with it.

Thursday, July 17: We fly out of JFK to Frankfurt where we transfer to a flight to Moscow.

Friday, July 18: We land in Moscow and get a ride to the hotel. That night, we meet the group for dinner.

Saturday, July 19: We go to Red Square to see St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin walls. We get a tour of the city and visit Sparrow Hill for great city views before descending into a former Soviet Command Post. We tour the Kremlin that afternoon and Arbat Street that night.

Sunday, July 20: We tour Kolomenskoye and catch the overnight train to St. Petersburg.

Monday, July 21: We arrive in St. Petersburg and tour St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Peter and Paul Fortress.

Tuesday, July 22: Hermitage day! And we choose the Yusapov Palace for our alternate tour.

Wednesday, July 23: We drive to Pushkin for the Catherine Palace, the Kuznechny Market, and the Dostoyevsky Museum.

Thursday, July 24: We fly back to JFK via Frankfurt.

I'm exhausted just thinking about it. But excited, too. I'll have a ton of pics. I'm looking forward to sitting back and just watching and seeing everything. I still can't believe we're doing this.
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