This morning we visited Izmailovsky Park. This is a special souvenir park in Moscow that has hundreds of stalls for people to sell different types of Russian souvenirs. Unfortunately for us, it is Friday. Most of the stalls were empty today because they only come on weekends. But we did just fine with the selection we had. There were thousands of matryoshka dolls, jewelry, magnets, painted wooden souvenirs, lacquer boxes, traditional Russian clothes, and much more. I think everyone had a great time shopping at the outdoor market!!After our shopping spree, we had the afternoon free. On our way to the embassy yesterday, Will and I saw a Russian sports store that we wanted to check out. So we had some more join us to find it again. The store is Bosco Sport. It is the official store of the Russian Olympic Team. Everything in the store is clothing that the Olympic Team wears. Shirts, shorts, jackets, pants, socks, shoes, winter boots, coats, and more. It was really cool!!! They even had t-shirts for the Sochi Olympics. Boys and girls - Sochi is a town in Russia that will be hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. They are really excited about the Olympics and are already selling things for it. I bought a t-shirt and one of their mascots for the Sochi games!!! He is cute!
In the evening, we walked to a local Georgian restaurant for our farewell dinner. It was fantastic! Of course, as with Russian meals, the Georgian meal was several courses and we were pleasantly full when we finished eating. As a surprise, Bonnie, Bridget, and Sean gave out special 'awards' to each of our group members as parting gifts.Wendy - The Pioneer
Natalie - Goodwill Ambassador
Julie - Anthrapologist
Paul - The True Slavic Soul
Vinton - Cunning Linguist
Amy - True Soviet Olympian
Attalia - Best Cartographer
Will - Reconnaissance Man
Bridget - True Fashionista
Sean - True Star Pupil
Bonnie - Rough Guide Russia
Kelly - True Diplomat
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