Tuesday

Today was a much slower pace. We stayed here at the apt till after lunch and then went out to the zoo. It was cold all the way around, but we managed ok. We saw lots of different animals than what we would have at our zoo. They had a whole section with fish tanks in it, then the typical reptile section and bird section, a few monkeys, they had Jaguars that were amazing and a huge lion. A few other cats, some fox, wolf, moose, reindeer, deer, etc. It was neat. On the way home we walked through another outdoor market and looked at stuff. Then to the grocery to buy some juice again. Back home we had a traditional russian soup for supper. The soup had been cooking all day and the smell was a little iffy earlier in the day, we just weren't sure, but by tonight it was awesome. Noon meal was omlets, not like we know omlets, but good all the same. We are being treated like kings here, served wonderful meals. There will be no weight loss here. Amazing how this all has worked out. Now I need to get to bed, short night last night is catching up with me...