Moscow - Trip 2 - Day 10
Monday, January 28, 2008
We decided to venture out on the Metro again today. This time our destination was Detskiy Mir which we had heard was the largest children’s store in Moscow with lots of toys and clothes. Our trip over went very smoothly. We did one exchange on the Metro and then it was only two stops away. Below is a view of the front of the store from the Lubyanska Metro entrance:
We were quite disappointed with Detskiy Mir — although it had 4 floors, only part of the 1st floor was toys. The toy section did have an elaborate 2-story carousel that was cool to see but we didn’t find any toys that were age-appropriate for Liam. They did however have an impressive selection of children’s shoes and some cute clothes on the other floors. Overall it really wasn’t worth the trip.
There was also supposed to be a Tex-Mex restaurant nearby that I was really looking forward to but we never found it. We roamed around in the cold for a while searching for it and stood on the corner where it was supposed to be but never saw it so we gave up in disgust and headed back to the Metro.
Our return trip on the Metro did not go nearly as smoothly as the first one had. Somehow we keep missing the exchange line from the red to the blue line. We’ve figured out that part of the problem is that there are 2 blue lines (light blue & dark blue) and it’s not possible to get directly on the dark one from the red one even though the Metro map makes it look like you can. We missed our Arbatskaya stop by 1 but somehow walked there through the maze of subway tunnels and came out at the right place anyway.
After we got back to the apartment and thawed out a bit, we received a call from Doug & Kathy and met up with them for dinner. They had court today and will also be staying during the 10-day wait period. We swapped stories & photos over Chinese food and before we knew it, 4 hours had gone by. They told us about a toy store that is across the street in the basement of the market we have been shopping at that we have never seen. We’ll be checking that one out tomorrow. It was great to visit with some fellow Texans (who’re also CSS PAPs).
We were quite disappointed with Detskiy Mir — although it had 4 floors, only part of the 1st floor was toys. The toy section did have an elaborate 2-story carousel that was cool to see but we didn’t find any toys that were age-appropriate for Liam. They did however have an impressive selection of children’s shoes and some cute clothes on the other floors. Overall it really wasn’t worth the trip.
There was also supposed to be a Tex-Mex restaurant nearby that I was really looking forward to but we never found it. We roamed around in the cold for a while searching for it and stood on the corner where it was supposed to be but never saw it so we gave up in disgust and headed back to the Metro.
Our return trip on the Metro did not go nearly as smoothly as the first one had. Somehow we keep missing the exchange line from the red to the blue line. We’ve figured out that part of the problem is that there are 2 blue lines (light blue & dark blue) and it’s not possible to get directly on the dark one from the red one even though the Metro map makes it look like you can. We missed our Arbatskaya stop by 1 but somehow walked there through the maze of subway tunnels and came out at the right place anyway.
After we got back to the apartment and thawed out a bit, we received a call from Doug & Kathy and met up with them for dinner. They had court today and will also be staying during the 10-day wait period. We swapped stories & photos over Chinese food and before we knew it, 4 hours had gone by. They told us about a toy store that is across the street in the basement of the market we have been shopping at that we have never seen. We’ll be checking that one out tomorrow. It was great to visit with some fellow Texans (who’re also CSS PAPs).
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posted by Dede at 11:56 PM
8 Comments:
I thought the New York City Subway was confusing and everyone spoke English so I could ask for directions at least! I am glad you did finally make it back though! It is awesome that you guys are meeting so many great people. I am sure it helps make the days fly by much faster!
Only 3 more days guys and those lazy days will be gone forever! So enjoy it. I am proud that you are brave enough to venture out but I think staying closer to the apartment is maybe to be considered when you have Liam traveling with you next week.
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I am so impressed with your adventuresome nature! I think it is awesome that you are really getting to see Russia. It sure has been fun reading your blog!
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Thanks, Rob for the website with the apartment photos! That was great! :)
It's also good to hear that we're in a good location.
Doug & Kathy will still be there when we're there. Tell them we're hoping to meet up with them at some point!
Not too much longer and your 10 days will be up!
Dede and Rob - So glad you are navigating the metro - yes, it can be confusing. We are finally rested and on Moscow time. Let's try and plan dinner this week, with Sinziana and Mark, too. Our referral is at Podolsk also, as well as Sinziana and Mark's!
We stayed at the Peace Travel apartment across the street from the market (I assume that its the same one....) and we spent a lot of time in that toy store! It is not super great, but we were able to get a few toys, just be prepared, its expensive!
I have to say that not only is this an amazingly well done blog, but the subject matter is great as well. I have a cousin who went through this process (I bet you have heard that so many times since starting this blog) as a single parent a few years ago and she adopted a baby girl. Ami (that's the little ones name) is now almost four and every time I read stories like this I have to congratulate the parents. It has been a wonderful experience for them and us.
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