I celebrated a very special birthday in a very special city - Moscow all arranged by my wonderful husband.
We started with a champagne toast in the executive lounge of the hotel. When we first arrived at the Marriott Hotel here - the Aurora - our room butler knocked on the door with two glasses of champagne. It’s not really our favorite drink but this kind of champagne could change our minds.
A toast to start the evening.
Veronika of the executive lounge was happy to be part of the birthday celebration.
We took a cab to the Ritz Carlton where we headed to their bar ,the O2, with an incredible view of the Kremlin.
Another birthday toast. The weather was simply gorgeous as you can see from our attire.
Another view from our table.
Another toast for the birthday girl. Mind you while we had many toasts, we only had one glass of wine at each place.
At our unique and wonderful restaurant, Ray took my picture in front of the fireplace at the CDL which stands for Central House of Literature (Restaurant) . It is a seven room mansion, the former home of Countess Olsufieva. We learned French President Sarkosy and President Putin and the Premier of Russia recently dined in the room we were in.
Ivan, the breadcaptain, offered us a selection of eight different breads . I chose Italian and French while Ray chose Rye and Eight grain.
Sergei, the head waiter, paid special attention to making our Caesar salad. He said he had been a cook at the Ritz Carlton before coming here. He emphasized “cook” not a chef. He said he got his start in the restaurant business when he worked as a counter man in the first McDonalds to open in Moscow in 1990.
Another birthday toast! Yes, I know there were a lot of toasts but did I mention it was a special birthday?
The duck I ordered had such great presentation that I did not want to break up the artwork.
It was the nicest birthday of my life and all thanks to my wonderful husband! He makes me feel so special.
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