General Discussion

This is not a challenge I am truly curious about that. I cannot remember the dates of anything since I had some medical problems but we were there after 1990 probably early to mid 90's.

We were on a thank you visit with our children who sang for them. We had hosted the Treasures of the Czars for a nice long visit so what we saw was mostly very protected and regimented and based on good will.

We did get away a few times to wander on our own but not very far and never in Moscow except at Gump where we shopped but had a timer about it. They kept us mostly close so what we were able to do, it was pretty much the pretty stuff....ballet, dancing, dinners and some kick ass vodka in by dark or driven and hosted, no wandering after dark. St Petersburg was a lot less strict during the day and there was not much dark at all when we were there.

These are just my memories and impressions. I loved it, it was for the kids at our school but I had 2 grade school kids of my own and some responsibility to keep them all accounted for as a parent. My impressions were certainly colored by that but these are my memories.