Home-Away-From-Home-Away-From-Home

At long last, Jerel and I have moved into our Moscow apartment. We found a place that is very spacious, open and light with a hard-to-find minimalist style, and in an excellent location. We are just a few blocks from the Kremlin/Red Square and surrounded by cozy cafes, great restaurants, and cool shops. We also happen to be right next to a club for ladies' entertainment, but I swear this was not one of my selection criteria! It was wonderful to have a few home-cooked meals this weekend, even something as simple as cereal for breakfast was a treat! Check out Glinishchevsky Pereulok on google maps to see where our new home-away-from-home-away-from-home is situated.

Recent sight-seeing highlights include the ‘Sad Hermitage’, a great place for leisurely strolling and people-watching, and Moscow’s magnificent Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, where we happened upon an impressive communion ceremony. On the food front, this weekend we again sought out a taste of home and tracked down one of Moscow's few Mexican joints (Poncho Villa) where Jerel greatly enjoyed his first burrito since we left the states!