The Moscow zoo and Metro

Today we had a great day. We took the Metro to the Moscow Zoo and back. The Metro was so cool! I’d heard about it, but what they say is true, you have to see it! I tried to get a few pictures of the escalator that you ride down to the trains. It was so long! And steep! It was amazing. The subway is beautiful and clean with mosaic tiled art work in areas on the ceilings. The woman selling tickets did not have any time for us foreigners. Ken asked some young military men that we think were working security and they were happy to help. They even rode with us to show us where to get off the train. They were so nice and helpful.
They directed us to a metro stop right across the street from the zoo. It was so fun to take a child who really has not had very many experiences, and just watch her face light up. It was a great zoo from a guest prospective. To me it seemed the animals didn’t have anywhere to hide, so you could see them really well! I’ve chosen a few of my favorite pictures. I think my favorite animal was their white tiger, he was gorgeous! The leopard seemed like he was staring at the children and thinking about an afternoon snack. They had this one exhibit that was quite large and had a mix of meat eating birds from all over the world; there was bald eagles from the US, vultures and eagles from Russia and China just to name a few all mixed together. I liked the view of one of those famous Moscow buildings in the back ground, a bird and us in the foreground.
Tomorrow we go to Red Square and the American Embassy to finish up the adoption paper work.