It was seriously surreal to get off the plane at Moscow's Domodedovo airport and actually Be In Russia. Ever since I started planning my trip it was uncertain that I'd ever actually get to this country. The visa process was so grueling and uninspiring that I had pretty much given up right until my passport and visa arrived two days before my flight to Yerevan. Top level of a toy store Unlike the other countries I was planning to visit, I didn't make an effort to research for Russia as I didn't want to potentially waste a ton of time planning a trip that might not even happen. So it wasn't until a day or two before my flight from Baku, Azerbaijan to Moscow that I started digging in. Theater Fortunately, I wasn't taking on Moscow alone. My dear friend Evgeniya was hosting me for a few days, and would be able to show me the city from a local perspective. Evgeniya and I met in Bosnia last August and hit it off right away. It was such a cool opportu
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