I woke up late today. I just didn't want to get out of bed because my room was so cold. The heat is still not working, despite my complaints. I got dressed and went outside to warm up (just kidding). Anya told me about a pedestrianized street that runs from just across the river to near Red Square.

I took a walk down Old Arbat St. and stopped in a small cafe for breakfast. Hardly anyone speaks English, but luckily they had an English menu. The waitress and I worked out my order by comparing each item's position on the English menu to the corresponding position on the Russian menu. It worked! I got my pancakes (very thin, rolled-up and served with jelly) and cappuccino. The pancakes did not fill me up at all, so I had to order an omelet as well. After picking up a gift for Emily, I headed back across the river.

I don't know how anyone affords to live in this city. There are clothing stores everywhere, but the prices are astronomical. I could hardly afford to walk into the stores near the office.

In the afternoon, I met Anya and found out that my trip with Dmitry Medvedev (most likely the next president of Russia) is on! Tomorrow, I will be traveling to Kaliningrad as the Bloomberg cameraman.

Anya, her friend and I went to a Georgian restaurant for dinner. We ordered about ten small dishes and shared everything. The food was great and we stuffed ourselves. Anya's friend spoke only limited English, but she could understand it. So we mostly spoke English, with Anya acting as the translator.