Where to find a hat?

temperature today: Moscow -7 C, 19 F

This is our last free day in Moscow. We start the day off at Starbuck's, which is right near the hotel. The line moves slowly. It's our turn & we fumble Russian words trying to order drinks. In desperation, we settle on any coffee drink that the employee knows the English name for. We ditch our food order last minute.

Afterwards, we decide to shop for one last item. T wants a grey Russian hat w/ emblem. Last time we were here, we saw them everywhere! It was also tourist season. This time, we looked all over to find the one that T requested, no luck. Moscow is pretty at Christmastime :) Long story short- it was very cold, we took a very long walk around Moscow & three hours later we found the hat! T- we love you...I was so cold, your dad was cranky & I got 2 blisters...Yes, I will be reminding you of today's events for years to come :)

Next up, we fill out paperwork while we wait for the train. The sights & sounds are more familiar this trip, but the hard train seat I won't miss. I find myself a bit sad that this is our last trip. It's interesting how strange Russia seemed on our first trip. Everything was new & different. Honestly, we couldn't wait to get back home. Now things feel more familiar & we know what to expect. I wonder what L & O will think about America. We will find out soon enough. We are on the train to Kirov!