I slept at 3 am, and now I can't sleep at 8:30. Anyway, I will sleep a bit more before heading out. We will sleep later today.

I headed to the next hostel. The door wouldn't open so I called them. A receptionist came down. "Это вы звонить?" "Да." Check-in wasn't until 2 pm, so I left my suitcase here. It is a space themed hostel in memory of Yuri Gagarin.

I bought 3 pastries, a huge bottle of water, and a yogurt for 155 Rubles. It's not yogurt, whatever it is, and it's delicious. Another win!

I bought a huge loaf of bread for 30 Rubles. With the bread and 1.5 L of water, I am heading toward the Kremlin in 29 degrees heat.

I walked north from Kremlin. The walk had been easy so far. And just look at the Volga and Oka rivers. The view was so good from the Kremlin.

Площадь Минина и Пожарского

And we are going through Красная Слобода.

It's so beautiful. Green grace, lovely weather over the river Volga, stretching out into the distance. But it's so hot here.

But I kept going down, and it was not easy to climb back up. I returned to the hostel. I was so tired and I slept from 3:40 to 5. Two men's toilets and two showers were broken, as well as one shower lock and one toilet lock. I'm still eating the 30-ruble bread.

And I am walking around the city again.

There is a good grocery store. I bought a sandwich.

I can't watch ballet here though because I am leaving soon.

улц ванеева, смарка река

I waited for 30 minutes for the bus, but it didn't come. Turned out Yandex wasn't good for this area, and when I checked again, it said there was no bus coming.

Anyway, tomorrow I am meeting Sergey's cousin Alex.

I have 15000 Rubles left, and 5 days to go.

People don't talk to each other in hostels here.

Two more people arrived. The room is almost full now.