Monday, April 02, 2007

Play by Play #5 Red Square

Today we went to have their medical exams and then briefly visited Red Square! The worst for the kids medicals was that they have outtie belly buttons! Yikes and Oh My! I was pleased. St. Basil's Cathedral built in the 1500s under Ivan the Terrible. After it was built, Ivan asked the two architects, "Would it be possible to build something more beautiful than this?" They replied, "yes" at which point Ivan had them both blinded so they could never build anything as beautiful!

Heather requested a pic of mom and kids so here you go! It is crazy, but that's wind blown me with the kidlets!

Auntie Gina being pulled and tugged through Red Square! It was a parade of her own!


Oh my word, the kids locked her up!!!!!

Zack in front of Gum's Shopping Mall built in 1893 specifically as a shopping mall quite likely the first ever! It is gorgeous inside. It almost felt like we were in Vegas!
This is the very center of Russia where people believe that if you stand here and throw a coin, you will have good luck! Sophia was not so sure about parting with her ruble, but she finally did!
That's all for today. The natives are running wild!!!




















2 comments:

kate said...

Enjoying your continued adventures...and so very happy for you!

Anonymous said...

wow that ivan dude was mean..blinding people anyways...glad to see deanna in one of the pic soo cute =]