Boris (the brooding young Russian intellectual from our last trip) picked us up at 11:30. I would make some sort of a crack about Russians starting their days late etc. etc., but Robin and I barely got up in time to get ready. We headed straight to the orphanage. Alexandra was upset at first, as I expected. What I didn't expect is that she warmed up to us relatively quickly, and laughed, played and in general was acting pretty happy with us. It was a very fun visit -- we both left happy, energized and looking forward to Tuesday.
Dinner was a bowl of borscht and pizza -- both delicious. Then we walked to a very cool and very fancy grocery store to stock up on some staples.
Borscht sounds yummy right now with a bit of a chill in the air. So glad Alexandra was happy to see you in the end!
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