What a way to wake up! SNOW! beautiful white fluffy snow on my balcony and all over the buildings beside the hotel. Today I started of with a big smile on my face seeing this. Firstly we went to Lennard’s tomb. How they have been able to preserve his body is just incredible. It looked like something out of a film, felt like he was about to sit up and turn towards me staring! Spooky. We were literally in and out of his tomb which was a dark dungeon. We strolled around red square in awe of the magnificent fairy castle looking buildings. Snow everywhere! I have to say, seeing pine trees covered in snow was a pleasant site for me. Not having seen real snow since a child I throughly enjoyed it!

We then went to visit bunker 42. Down many many stairs we got to what was an active power room for nuclear weapons and control points. I have to say, It wasn’t easy getting down all the stairs. How well G did, so determined to see it all, she wasn’t going to let any stairs get in her way. So proud of her, even I was struggling on some of the big steps. I learned that bunker 42 was from the days of the cold war. Fascinating to see how easy it was for leaders to send off nuclear bombs by a click of a button. I have attached some pictures of this secret, very cool place.  At the end of Bunker 42 we then carried on our journey to an area where Putin and fellow members of the state go to work, the Kremlin. This area was like a palace, all the jewels and historic treasures are kept here for people to view. Among these special items were Faberge Eggs, carts that Cathrin the great traveled in from the 1700’s and all the Royal attire and gifts from all over the world that leaders would send to the Royal family.

We had a very special dinner that evening, a place called Turandot. A very Royal evening, in such  spectacular surroundings. A beautiful way to end such a beautiful day.