Our First House Guest!!

Safety First!!

Our first stop was the American Embassy to see the Founding Fathers.

 Boat Tour
We took a boat tour around Moscow so that Stanley would be able to see more of the sights with less running around.  It is a much more relaxing way to see Moscow.  He loved it!

Russian Flag

This is a monument of Peter The Great.  He was a great leader for Russia many years ago.

This is a Russian Orthodox temple called, The Cathedral of Christ our Savior.  It has an amazing history.  During communism, Stalin had it torn down and turned into a public swimming pool.  In the 1990s, it was decided to rebuild the cathedral to the exact dimensions as the original one.  It re-opened in 1999.

This is a view of Red Square.  The red wall surrounds the Kremlin and other government offices.  This is where the president of Russia works (the white building)

Another view of Red Square and the president's working quarters.

 Fun Times 

The weather has been great!

A day of playing

We went and saw some pretty cool sand sculptures.  This was Stanley's favorite

 More sight seeing

Stanley finally got to ride the metro!

This is a monument of Lenin and Russian workers.  It is very big as is everything else in Russia.

This is the Bolshoi theater.  World class ballet happens right here!  

This is the clock tower on Red Square.  This is the view when you are not on the boat.

St. Basil's Cathedral.  Ivan the Terrible had this build and after it was done, he had the architect's eyes gouged out so that he could not make anything more beautiful.  Do you wonder how he got the title "The Terrible"?

When you stand in the middle of the Square you have St. Basil's on one end and this museum on the other.  It is beautiful!

This says I love Moscow.

 We were so happy to have Stanley come and visit!  We think he had a great time and are grateful to Eva Scheffer for letting him come and stay with us!