Yesterday the teacher group went to Moscow for the day. Unfortuantely we got a really lousy day for sightseeing--rainy and cold (it was probably in the high 50s most of the day). We saw only a few high points, but missed a lot--we didn't visit the Sparrow Hills, for example. The high point (both literal and figurative) was riding the massive Ferris wheel at Moscow's VDNKh park. It's 71 meters tall (I hate the metric system, but I know that's tall), and a full rotation takes about eight minutes. We decided to ride in a closed car, which was good for those of us who don't like heights (read: me). The view of Moscow was amazing. Check out the pictures: