Ok, back from dinner and enjoying looking at Leslie's photos. We had a lovely meal tonight at a temporary summer restaurant in an historical building. This must have been an inner covered courtyard at one time. Now, the Moscovites open covered, but outdoor, lounges and restaurants in these spaces. The room was set out with tables bordered by deep, comfortable couches and lots of cushions. Very decadent. What was nice was they had lots of light offerings as well as full meals. I had gazpacho, babaganoush, and a tomato salad; Leslie and Brad split two different chicken schwarmas and a babaganoush. Doug had a wonderful, non cream based mushroom soup and miso cod. For a place known for
booze, they have loads of alcohol free cocktails at all of the restaurants we have visited, which I wish the US would do
more. But, to give you a flavor of how expensive stuff is, my
virgin cocktail was $20!

We finished dinner at 10 and Leslie and Brad went to their room and we walked to Red Square to look at the lights, which were lovely. We then sauntered back to our peaceful rooftop restaurant and had a drink and dessert. Now, we need to pack for our touring day tomorrow. We board the ship tomorrow night where we will be joined by Ngaire and Ken and Yvonne and Guy. The weather has turned beautiful and are having a wonderful time.