We made it & so did our luggage :) Our flight was a non-stop from LAX & it was only 12 hours instead of our miscalculation of 15 hours. We'll take it!
When we arrived at the Moscow airport it was actually nice to see a familiar place :) We had a very nice passport control officer who evn smiled at me. She got us through within a few minutes & then it was off to baggage claim...after our expereince last time with lost luggage my stomach got a little queasy. No worries, though. All three checked bags were there!! YAY! We made it through the green line for customs in about 2 seconds & our driver M was right there waiting for us :) I can now say I have a good experience with Moscow's airport. traffic in Moscow makes L.A. look like a piece of cake! IT"S INSANE!!!!! It took us almost 2 hours to get from the airport to our hotel in the city center. Our hotel is really beautiful & Hilton converted it from an old historical building from the Stalin era. Our room & view are so nice. We were starving & exhausted when we got here about an hour ago (6:45 PM Thurs), so we treated ourselves to room service for dinner. I have to say the chicken caesar salad & parmesan, prosciutto, & arugula pizza is WAY better than the airplane food we had!
We plan to skype with the kids before bed & then get some sleep. Tomorrow we'll check out around 11:00 & then go get our medicals done at the clinic here. Then it's back to the airpor for our 5 hour overnight flight to Kras. We will hopefully get to see our little guy this weekend, but definitely will on Monday. Here are some pictures of our hotel & our view. Good night from Russia & we'll post again after we get to Kras in a few days!
So exciting! Glad you made it safely and that your luggage made it as well. Can't wait to meet Jonathan when you return. Hope you are having decent weather there. See you guys soon.
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