We landed in Frankfort, Germany around 6am (local time) and quickly crossed the airport, and connected for our flight to Moscow that left about 30 minutes late. The flight to Moscow was very crowded, but again non-eventful. We finally landed in Moscow around 1:30pm (local time), and surprisingly make it through immigration and customs without even being asked one question. When we went through customs, there are 2 lines: one if you have items to declare and another if you don't. Since we didn't have to declare anything, we went to the Nothing to Declare area, and made our way though the maze of walls and found ourselves walking out without ever even talking to a security person.
Vladimir met us on the other side, and we were in the car within 10 minutes. The weather, while cold (-23C / -9F), didn't feel to bad. It was quite warm on the flights, so a little cold air felt good. Also, there wasn't much wind, so the Real Feel temp, was about the same. Unlike back home, when it is -9 you usually have a wind-chill of -30.
After a long drive to the hotel, about 1 hour (mostly because of very bad traffic in Moscow), we took a nap (since neither of us could really sleep on the plane) and then had a light dinner. We got to bed around 9pm, but were up by around 3:30 since our body clocks are so far off. I think it is also because of our nerves and excitement for tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the big day, we finally get to see and feel him, and let him see and feel us. To say this is nerve wracking is to say the least. I guess I'll see if I can pick up a little more sleep, before the alarm goes off.
Vladimir met us on the other side, and we were in the car within 10 minutes. The weather, while cold (-23C / -9F), didn't feel to bad. It was quite warm on the flights, so a little cold air felt good. Also, there wasn't much wind, so the Real Feel temp, was about the same. Unlike back home, when it is -9 you usually have a wind-chill of -30.
After a long drive to the hotel, about 1 hour (mostly because of very bad traffic in Moscow), we took a nap (since neither of us could really sleep on the plane) and then had a light dinner. We got to bed around 9pm, but were up by around 3:30 since our body clocks are so far off. I think it is also because of our nerves and excitement for tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the big day, we finally get to see and feel him, and let him see and feel us. To say this is nerve wracking is to say the least. I guess I'll see if I can pick up a little more sleep, before the alarm goes off.
A few looks out our window at the Renaissance Inn, Moscow
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