Olessia has three weeks of vacation.  Me, on the other hand, has been switching jobs so much I am lucky to get a week here and there.  I made the switch to Progressive at the beginning of January and the trip to Russia had been on hold due to the situation at National City Bank.  It was looking pretty good I would have enough comp. time and vacation time at National City Bank that I could take three weeks off.  But the bank was in trouble and then bought out and my job security wasn’t looking all that great.  At Progressive, you accrue vacation time on an hourly basis.  The Russia trip looked like it was in jeapordy.

With some checking with my boss, I am able to take three weeks!  Granted, one is unpaid, but that’s ok!

Olessia has some paperwork to take care of back in Moscow.  That’s the number one priority.  I’m having fun looking into number two: touristy things to do.  So far, I think the following (in and around Moscow) might be fun:

• KGB Museum
• Polytechnical Museum (science museum)
• Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics
• Moscow House of Photography
• Kremlin
• Dubna: Swimming pool Olessia went to
• Moscow University (Not sure if that is the right name. The uni Olessia went to school)
• MAKC (2009 Moscow air show)

Notice, there’s no McDs on this list like in 2007.  As I come up with more ideas, I’ll post them here.  If you have ideas, feel free to leave a comment.