Last night we enjoyed the fountains and memorials at Victory Park which they remember May 9th each year. One memorial of those who died in concentration camps in gas chambers and burned alive brought both of us girls to tears, it was very moving. Jason enjoyed standing on top of a Russian tank. There is a "marriage lane" where couples on their wedding day drive down it to the memorials and lay flowers. The fountains were all lit up at night and were beautiful.
Now for a little bit about wildlife here. Some tigers are native her as well as many animals we have in Canada eg. moose, bear, deer, etc. There is also a Zoo in Moscow by the hockey arena which we haven't had time to see. However we have seen some smaller wildlife. There are grey crows here with black wings and the pigeons and sparrows are so tame they know you won't step on them so they don't even bother moving. Until now I have never seen a cockroach either. I wanted Jason to catch it under a glass so I could look at it since I heard from a friend that they hiss when they are mad. Surprisingly they are very fast and can crawl several feet up the side of a wall. Jason freaked out and killed it! He couldn't sleep without the lights cause he had the creepy crawlies after that.
We did some shopping today and got some good bargins including some nesting dolls and a beautiful oil painting of St. Basil's Cathedral in winter.
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