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blue sky, yellow shoes, red square

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Nina and I visited Red Square yesterday, spring has been officially approved there, the ice skating rink is gone and lilac trees bloom around St Basil's. We had Pierrier, fancy chicken salad and espresso at GUM.

We walked up out of the metro behind this woman in the yellow shoes. She was walking fast and then paused, leaned into this guard and without missing a beat, he lit her cigarette before she hurried on. It was a beautiful little Moscow mini-drama with excellent costumes and choreography, it made me swoon.

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7 responses to “blue sky, yellow shoes, red square”

May 19, 2009

Tina

When we were there last week, not a day went by when we didn’t have many opportunities to comment on the women’s shoes. I was comfortable in my sneakers.
I wonder if you ate in my favorite restaurant on the second floor in GUM? It is open and you sit out in the mall near a crossover. Oh, the mushroom blini that I had there! We didn’t have time to eat there but I look forward to going there (and the Pushkin Cafe) when I come for the holidays.

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May 19, 2009

mc

If you were still in San Francisco that lady with those shoes and that coat would most likely be a guy.

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May 20, 2009

MamaLana

Yellow shoes before Memorial Day?

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May 20, 2009

MoscowMom

Super pic!!!!! Great story 🙂

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May 21, 2009

Sue-Ann

Fab photo!

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May 22, 2009

clay

Magic moment – way to go!

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May 23, 2009

annie

Ah! Your description makes me swoon, too! How I’d love to be in Moscow…always something wonderful to see!

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