Short & Sweet

This morning we (Pooja and I) went to a bridge that crosses the Moscow River and overlooks the Kremlin and the Cathedral of Christ. It is tradition in Russia (Moscow?) when you get married to go to a bridge, place a lock with your wedding vows/date/names inscribed on it on the bridge and then throw the key in the river. Pooja read in a Time.com article that instead of locking the locks on the bridge itself, that the city had constructed a tree on this particular bridge for just such a purpose. Well, we saw the bridge, the landscape views, but no tree! It was a bummer, but a neat little escapade anyway. We ended up on this peninsula on the river, found a neat club "Rai" with some cool mirrors on the entrance and then walked along the back side of the famous old Red October Chocolate Factory. Nothing spectacular, since they're turning it into upscale loft apartments, but a nice place for pictures.



We then headed to Stary Arbat to see the street vendors, of which there were surprisingly few, and ended up having a small breakfast (a baked pudding and thick hot chocolate drink) and chatting instead. A quick run thru the street and then back to the hotel for work.

The end!