May 7 Another breakfast buffet to start the day and then a short drive in the bus crossing the river to Velkily Novgorod's Kremlin. We passed a monument to Rachmaninoff which is a statue of him as a young man complete with fedora. No chance to get a picture from the bus and we never came back this way.The bus then pulled into a large parking lot, and we exited . The parking lot had stands around the perimeter selling souvenirs and local crafts. We only had enoug...

May 6 Breakfast buffet at the Park Inn. Several of walked from the rear wing where we were staying to the front wing thinking that breakfast would be in the same dining room as dinner the night before.. As we were turning around my father and Mahin appeared, I said Good Morning and inquired of my father as to how he was feeling. . He then said he had to go back to his room because he had forgotten his wallet. Mahin just continued walking. I attempted to say go...