Got up at leisurely and reasonable time. Packed. All out by 12. Left money, sweets & Russian dvds for staff. Decided to leave luggage in hotel to collect later and went to local mall to kill last 5 hours before flight due. Stopped for chocolate and beer. The chocolate drink is just the best thing ever – it’s melted chocolate in a cup.
Why did I not know about this earlier? Am horrified that this will be my last. Did a bit of last minute shopping for Russian sweets for my son Tom and some jewellery for me. 
Back to hotel and one last drink at the Inter bar of the Hotel, where they brewed their own beer and had the most supercilious staff known to man. Nearly had a punch up when one young girl came over and spoke to us in Russian. Neither of us had a clue what she was talking about and then it twigged. She wanted us to stop taking photos. It seems we had a very suspicious looking pair of young men in our sights , cavorting with young ladies of even more dubious means. Oops. K stopped taking pics and they seemed to settle down, but we were glad to get out of there.
The taxi was punctual. Drove us there without saying a word and yet again, refused a tip. Domododevo was a very new airport and is pristine inside. We pottered about,
buying duty free, and finally got on our plane. 
Had a bit of a wait because they had to de-ice the wings (had to keep telling myself this is normal, they do it every night etc) and sort out the cabin pressure, which had all our ears popping unpleasantly for about 30 mins. I got to the point where I thought I couldn't bear it any longer, a strange kind of panic taking hold and then it settled.An easy flight home, yet again early, in spite of leaving late! The sight of London sprawled out like a million glittering yellow stars below us, is one I shall never forget. Beautiful.
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