Day five in Moscow was pretty much all about shopping. How can I describe the market at Izmaylova?? Picture the craft section of a really good farmers market, then add some small, personal antique/thrift stores -- got it? Now magnify that about 30 times, add in a bunch of artists and some incredible architecture and you might get a general idea of Izmaylova market. Being American, my bargaining skills are not good but I did learn that the "this all the money I have left" approach works pretty well. I bought my first piece of original art -- an oil painting of an older couple with a dog encountering a cat. It just seems very Russian to me. When I couldn't meet the artists price, I left but she chased me down and we came to an agreed price -- she wasn't too happy but I was happy. It was an definately an experience. There was, of course, the general touristy stuff but there was also a lot of hand made work that was simply beautiful. There is also a vodka museum there that was interesting -- there are A LOT of different types of vodka. It looked like a very interesting history (they had prohibition about the same time we did) but most of the signs were in Russian. To give you an idea of how much fun we had -- Nicki thought we were going to be there for about two hours. We were there for four. The other thing on our agenda for Sunday was a dinner cruise up and down the Moscow river in the evening. Due to a misunderstanding about the times, we ended up making a mad dash across Moscow but made it there just in time to make the boat. We saw a lot of the sighnts we've already been to from the river -- it's a great way to see the sights of the city.