Stories by joycesimard (1 matches)

Kindness Needed No Translation

We traveled to Moscow Russia for a river cruise. I had never been to Russia and my impressions of that country were formed by what I hear and see on television and the newspaper. We were to be met at the airport by a driver who would then take us to the hotel as we decided to see Moscow before the cruise. We arrived on time, got our baggage and went to the gate, no one was waiting holding a sign with our name. We had the phone number of the driver and travel agency but no phone that would work in Russia. I noticed a young woman sitting next to me with a cell phone so I asked her if she spoke English and she replied "yes". Would she please call our driver, I would pay for the call, I asked. "No problem" she replied and called both numbers but ... Read Full Story >>

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