We are Here!

Some of us smiled and some of us yawned, but deep down no matter how any of us felt, there was a tiny bit of excitement, an excitement noticeable to all as we stepped on that outrageous Russian airline, Aeroflot. It greeted us all with blue and orange leather seats, later found to be uncomfortable. Through that small, yet harsh 10 hour plane ride, sleeping occurred, friendships were made and "The Pacifier" in Russian was enjoyed by none. But in the end, it was not that bad because we arrived in Moscow safe and sound. Cranky and tired, all 80 of us stood on line for immigration, and then stood on line for immigration some more.

One after another, our access to an exciting journey in Russia was accepted; and on the other end of customs, Tatiana, one of our Moscow City Guides, awaited us. We followed Tatiana's voice (she told us she is too short to be followed by sight) outside of the airport doors and saw Moscow for the first time. As we boarded the buses for the hotel, Tatiana's voice rang out "Welcome to Moscow, we are in Moscow!"

Today's post provided by Kevin Williams and Ayn Wisler

Stay tuned as we begin our Russian Experience!!!