Moscow Weekend Part II

Pancakes in the park was our next adventure. We walked around the park first where there was a ice skating path set up. Not just a normal circular rink, but a path to travel through. On the other side of the park was the fest. There was a live band, and a lot of food and drink vendors. We found a place to sit and had warm honey beer and pancakes with sweet milk. Although it was a bit cold, we enjoyed our time in the park.

For dinner we decided to go to an Irish style pub called Mollie's. William ordered chicken wings with blue cheese sauce. Here it means mayonnaise with blue cheese. Mayo and sour cream are in nearly everything, or at least put on the side. To drink, I had a cherry beer called Belle-Vue Kriek. It was really yummy. We called it a fairly early night, since the night before we were out way too late, and Monday was our last day in Moscow.

So on Monday, we went to MSU- Moscow State University and an observation area near it. It was a bit foggy, so the views weren't the best, but still pretty neat to see the city in a different way. For lunch we did a grab and go buffet place, appropriately named, Grabli. Near this restaurant we got to see the Moscow UOP office. We had to end our day fairly early since our train back to Nizhny was at 4:45pm.. I had a bit of time to go to the Hard Rock Cafe and grab a collection pin, and into another souvenir store, for a couple more things. We packed up at the apartment, and headed to the metro, and then the main train station.

Our trip to Moscow was great! Big thanks to our "tour guide" Evgeniya, it easily would have taken us twice as long to everything we did. I'd love to go back if we ever have the opportunity. We also want to go to Saint Petersburg. There is a train the goes there too, or we could fly. But as everyone says, its best to visit in the spring or summer. So we will see if we get a chance to go there when the weather warms up.