August 14th – starting the trip home

We woke up at 4 a.m., got dressed and headed for the airport. We were not able to print out our tickets in advance but it did not turn out to be a problem. Going through baggage and security was easy. It was sad to say goodbye to all our Russian, but all good things come to an end.

The flight to Moscow was fine. Arriving and baggage claim was ok but are Academic Service transportation bus was an hour late. We were trying to call but could not get the phone to work and Dwight kept trying unsuccessfully to get a cab or another bus when suddenly Alex saw a lady standing near us with the Mr. Griffin sign. She appeared out of no-where. It was now 8:30 a.m, Moscow time and 12:30 p.m. Krasnoyarsk time. We took the van to the hotel where we got breakfast and immediately reloaded into the van without checking in to begin our tour. It was also raining today.

We went to the Kremlin and took the Armory tour where we saw lots of really cool historical Russian artifacts like coaches, clothing, armory etc from the 16^th-18^th centuries. Our guide was not good or friendly at all. We were supposed to do a museum tour but we were all exhausted and still had some shopping to do as we all really wanted a cheeseburger. We got dropped off at Arbat street where we rested at the Hard Rock and did the needed shopping.

We returned to the hotel, worked on the website, ate some dinner and tried unsuccessfully to print out our tickets. It is time to come home. We are all ready.