Lewis Home in Moscow

Well, we think we finally have a home here in Moscow. It's further from the center than we wanted, but overall we like the space and it has two bedrooms! Everyone can now begin planning their vacations to the great Russian wonderland. A few caveats here. First, 'Hotel Lewis' will not be open until after the first few weeks of September, as one of us will be kicked out of the country in order to go back to the US and get a new visa (you only get one guess as to who that applies to). Second, time of the visit will need to be cleared through the booking office (that would be an email to Jay) just to make sure that we will be here.

For those of you that have not looked into it, getting a visa to come to Russia is the most cumbersome part of the process. I'll look into this and put some links out in a later posting. Flights are pretty easy anymore. For those of you on the east coast, there are direct flights from JFK in NYC (about 9 hours). For those in the midwest, there are now direct flights on Aeroflot from Chicago (I'm guessing the duration will be around 10 or 11 hours from Chicago, as you'll go over the pole). I really like this airline, as the service is very good and there's nothing better than a direct flight. For those on the west coast, I'm guessing you would go through either LAX or SFO and fly west, but I'm not entirely sure.

More to come later on the travel information.