Victory Day

May 9, 2015

Victory Day is by far the most celebrated holiday of the year here.  Russia was instrumental in stopping the Nazi take over.  Still today, there are barricades marking the spot where the Russian army stopped the Germans from further invading the city.  It is something that the Russians are very proud of, as they should be!  This year marked the 70th anniversary.  For a week prior to May 9th, they shut down a variety of streets at certain times of the day so that they can practice the military vehicle parade.  It is MOST inconvenient but, it makes for an amazing show later.  They also do an airplane parade in the sky, like I have never seen before!  These people really know how to celebrate their holidays!  To those men and women who fought this battle, thank you for all that you sacrificed to protect the world from further devastation!

This year, we did not go the parade.  Chris was out of town and I had a death cold so, all the pictures are from YouTube, except the ones at the park which were taken the day before (May 8th).

 The kids got 2 days off of school in honor of Victory Day.  So of course, we went to Gorky Park.

They have finally turned on all the fountains.  I think the magic day for that is May 1st.

Compliments of Dalton

And here the moms sit on their devices, passing the time while the kids play.

These are the bridges that cross over the Moscow River.  They are mammoth and super cool.

The hammer and sickle which you can see almost everywhere you turn.