Went for a walk with the Aussie this morning before he had to leave to St. Petersburg. I keep meeting people and we're always just missing each other. It was nice to have a friend while it lasted.
I went to the Kremlin and was appalled by the prices so I decided to just skip it and go to the park and go ice skating. I arrived at the park and lo and behold the rink was closed. I asked a couple walking by to confirm. Is it closed? Yes they said but there is another park with ice skating. I can get there by subway or take a taxi. Or, they added, I can share a taxi with them. That I did. They were so nice. The guy is a police officer and he asked me my opinion of Putin. Then I asked him his opinion of Putin and he said he couldn't tell me because he works for the government, he's a detective. That's damn shady. It was a trap!
At the end of the ride I offered them money but the guy said "No, thank you! It's your present!"
I skated, it was evening at this point, and it was so nice. I walked into the rink to hear the Dire Straits blasting over the sound system and I knew it was gonna be a good time. So peaceful to skate.
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