The double ring, "even score", comment is a local joke.

Passing through a series of locks this morning as we head north. Today is mostly a "sea day". We will be in Uglich from 6:30 to 9:00 PM for a walking tour and dinner In local homes. There are history and art lectures on the schedule along with Russian language lesson 101.

Sporadic mostly no existent Internet so not sure when next batch of photos will be uploaded. Yesterday was another very interesting day with our visit to the Kremlin Armory Museum, the main cathedral, metro tour. Our last stop was a shopping stop in Arabat St. that I could have easily skipped. Our "active walker" group had a terrific guide for our two full days in Moscow; so far we give the tours an A plus.

The traffic situation in Moscow was not bad. Our first day was a Sunday but yesterday morning, while a bit slow, was OK
and mid day and around 5 PM traffic was moving fine.

No doubt Andi will provide lots of details. She was even taking notes on her iPad on the bus while our guide talked.