Our Moscow Adoption

Today we went to the Baby Home to see Anzheela. She's 4 1/2 years old and a little doll. She is very shy when it comes to speaking, but really liked hanging out with Valerie. We had a local pediatrician give her a check up and review her medical information and all seemed fine. She's been in the baby home since she was 3 and her birth mother passed away at the age of 22. I can't post any photos of her here right now, but they will be coming. You guys would be proud of me. I was out strolling Tverskaya Ulitsa near Pushkin Square and got stopped by the Moscow Police. They asked me for "documenti". So I took out my passport. Then they asked me for "registratzia" and I showed them I was registered as a visitor to Moscow. Then they asked me for something else and I replied "Ya nyeponeemayou" and at that point the sighed with disappointment that I couldn't understand everything they were saying and they wouldn't be able to "fine" me for something. They saluted and said "da svidania". What a trip that was. In Moscow they can stop anyone, anywhere, anytime and ask for "documenti". If you don't have what they want, they can issue you a fine to be paid on the spot.  We also ended up getting caught in a snow squall walking back from dinner. Oh well, it is Moscow and it's only mid April.

Looking in two different directions on Tverskaya Ulitsa about a block from the Marriott Grand. The Marriott Tverskaya is about 6 blocks down on the first picture. Tverskaya Ulitsa is the main street of shopping in Moscow.

Looking down the Garden Ring towards the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Two "luxury" apartment buildings near the baby home.