Julie

We are about to head off for collecting concert tickets, then exploring

the changes around the Kremlin. Heard they are building on the

site of the old Moskva hotel, and that there is just a giant

construction fence around that huge area where the Rossiia used to be.

Prices here are unreal! Glad you came when you did.

Hi!

We are finally here. Left Atlanta on time, then there was plane trouble,

so we spent about four hours on the ground at JFK and they finally

transferred everything to another plane--even the food, plastic cups,

etc.

All done at the famous "remote location" out there on the fringes. So

we arrived late. We were lucky. T-Mobile works, Joyce sent e-mail to

the B&B about the delay, the taxi guy was right there, and we are settled.

B&B is very comfortable, and it appears we have the whole place to

ourselves. No luxury, but we have heat, clean bathroom, kitchen with

breakfast stuff, and--most important--the key code for the entry. If

any of you plan to come over and use this place, you do need phone

access to contact the guys that you are at the metro station or

standing in front of the door.

Not terribly cold yet, but there is ice all over the place. Moskva has

changed remarkably in the time we have not been back--incredible

building, expansion, etc. Every car dealership you can think of, all

along the road in from the airport. IKEA is no longer out there by

itself--a MegaMall has sprouted around it.

More later--must figure out how things work, head for a coffee place

and figure out the concert for tonight.