A week and some days time

I have arrived in RUSSIA! And actually, I have been in Russia for almost 2 weeks now. Me and my three roomates (Jenny, Julie and Melissa) have settled in to our quant little fully stocked fridged apartment right outside the city.It has been quite the adventure already. lemme tell you a little about what has been goin down in this hood. It all started with a hop, skip, and a jump from Salt Lake to Washingtn DC then straight away to Moscow, Russia; about 20 hours total travel time. The day after our plane landed we got on a nine hour sleeper train to St. Petersburg for four days of adventures. I was able to see so many beautiful cathedrals and palaces such as the Winter palace and the the Cathedral of our Savior on Spilled Blood, my two favorite :) Inside the Winter Palace was the Hermitage Museam. It was FULL of ancient artifacts and famous paintings by famous people (that i would brag about seeing, but i know nothing about so that wouldnt be fair).

We also got a little sneak peak of our city, Moscow. We spent an afternoon in and around red square which is the center of moscow. I am sooooo looking forward to living here and spending time kickin' it in red square with the Ruskies :)

And our most recent adventure has been a day trip to a little town in the country-side called Sergiyev Posad. It is famous for its old cathedrals and Russian othadox churches.This is where the founder of the Russian Orthadox church is burried. Peaople from all over Russia come there to touch/ kiss his  grave becasue they believe it will bless their lives with heath and happines. The line was out the door. We were able to go inside without waiting in line just to see the cathedral. That day trip was an amazing experiance for me and I really enjoyed our visit in that little town.

I know i am speeding through my trip so far-leaving all the dirty deets out, but there is so much to tell and I figure pictures can do a better job than words.