Welcome to Moscow Russia
Our first stop on the way home from the airport was here.
We were starving and very happy to know McD's tastes just like home
(unlike Germany McD's where french fries were a little different
and hamburgers seemed quite salty).
And then onto Home Sweet Home....
This is a picture of the long building housing a row of apartments on
the Embassy Compound. We are on the end closest to you in the picture, upper two floors.
This picture isn't quite accurate of our arrival and actually was taken a few days later. When we arrived there were a number of teenagers excited and bubbling over about our arrival. They came running to the gate to greeting us with hugs and then helped us carry all 21 plus bags up the stairs into our new home before I actually seemed to be walking in my sleep and then I think at that point they left in fear... not sure, really don't remember. But we did feel very welcome! From my Army counterpart there was a YUMMY dinner waiting in the oven ... thanks neighbors!! Its good to have great neighbors!
2 comments:
Oh my!! someone forgot to think about the exterior
you're not kidding... it is called the NEC which stands for the "New Embassy Compound". It was built in the 80's... which kinda explains the exterior design. But someone said to me at some point they gotta quit calling it new... it is about 30 yrs old now. Now that I think about it the row housing we lived in on base in Alabama wasn't much prettier.
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