Our guide told us a few things about Red Square and then we were free to wander. We always felt totally safe in Russia. Although there was some talk of pick pockets we never experienced this. I guess there is greater danger of those in London. My friend took lots of pictures, some of the "Christmas" trees against the red walls of the Kremlin, some of St Basil's and some of the museum next to Gym(goom) the big expensive shop in a corner of Red Square. We browsed here noting Versace and Armani. But all we bought was a box of chocolates to share with our friends back home. Later when we were home again in Britain we saw a programme about the super rich in Russia and included was the lady who is CEO for Gym. It's another life but I suspect I am the happier, with my one adventure in foreign travel. I appreciate it highly and have no sense of being jaded by a surfeit of experiences.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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