Today started well, I finally managed a bit of a sleep in… which is so hard with the time difference and the sun rising at 4am. I was able to skype the kids who were actually happy to talk to me or at least stay looking at the screen for more than 5 mins. They are having the weekend with their cousins and seemed very happy and content. Bianca has her Kaylee and Dominic his Tarryn and poor uncle Grant and Aunty Dani might get some attention in there hehe, at least my mind is at ease knowing they are having a good time.

Dr F did his rounds and seemed all happy with everything, the first lot of stimulation shots went well, just like a flu jab pain and then its back to sleep. Cant set an alarm tho as they were in before the alarm went, but at least they wake you up first. The steriods were put through and I finally got to have a decent phone conversation with my mum and dad without the kids in the background. Then it was time to head out and see some of Moscow. As we started walking I had some tightness or banding or pain right around my chest and ribs, but it faded once I sat on the tram. I wasn’t sure if this was because I slept funny or from the stimulation shots and perhaps bone pain.

We caught the tram 1 stop before there was a car accident blocking the track so we had to get off and walk, we asked a lovely lady how far it was to the metro (subway) and she walked with us the whole way, speaking some English and warning us to watch for pic pocketers etc in town and on the subway. She even came down to show us where to buy tickets and how to get on and come back, then she was going to have cake with her friend. The subway is fantastic, a train every minute or two and the stations were beautiful, not that we saw many as we only went 5 stops but it is a very very efficient service and not too hard to manage.

Once we got off we were in the heart of moscow, red square, the Kremlin and St Basils Cathedral. It was 10° today and very cold when the wind blew! It was gorgeous when it was still. Arriving from the airport monday our driver explained that there was a parade in the square and they were still taking all of that down so the walls of the buldings were covered up but even so Bianca was right ‘Russia is Beautiful!’ The buildings were amazing with all the intricate detailing. We went inside St Basil’s Cathedral which was very interesting, we expected it to be a well big open space but it is lots and lots and lots of little rooms and filled with stories of other churches and their artifacts. I will put some pics here, the rest I will put in an album on facebook eventually.

From here we went through a shopping mall which was all top brand and designer, every shop has a security guard and we decided these weren’t  our type of shops so we had an ice cream and a look at all the beautiful art displays and went through this amazing market/shop that had EVERYTHING! It just went on and on and on, things that are expensive in adel are cheap here and vice versa.

How good does that Salmon look, it was only $6 per kilo. We bought some grilled pieces and it was amazing. Walking through the next allys we came across a nice italian restaurant and decided to have dinner there before heading back to the hospital. We could have gone to Jamies Italian but decided to give this little place next to the beer restaurant a go and we were glad we did. Joe even said the mellazanee was better than his mums 😮 and that is hard to beat!

We headed back to the hospital and I was having the chest tightening again so I told the nurse and she checked my blood pressure which was fine, spoke with Dr F and I had a jab in the butt… dont know what it was but when I talk to Dr F tomorrow I will find out. What ever it was it sent me to sleep as I didn’t finish this or wake up for the 11pm shot!