• Trans-Siberian-Railroad

    Day 2 in Moscow

    Tour Guide Antics Ok, totally a story I forgot to tell yesterday: When we visited St. Basil’s Catheedral, they have blocked off lots of the walking path around it, including the shortest path to GUM. Before lunch, she just leads me around the barricades, between metal barriers and the brick wall, obviously circumventing the intent of the barriers. Then, after lunch, we are trying to get back. We have passed between this barricade and the wall, 3 times. But now, there are 2 policemen there, guarding the passage. We walk over, and I assume we’re just going to go take the long way now. But oh no. This lady is…