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Monday
We had a wonderful weekend exploring China! We were supposed to arrive in Moscow early Sunday evening, but our flight got canceled. It is a long story, but we got to visit China a bit longer, while we wait for Uncle GT. Although we are not traveling to Russia, we did learn a bit about Russia. Russia is a remarkable (and huge) country. Did you know that Russia is located on two continents? Russia is considered to be part of Asia and Europe. Moscow is the capital city of Russia. Uncle GT will call us as soon as he has any news about Dewey. In the meantime, we have been researching Russia.
Here are some interesting facts that we have learned. Russia is located in Northern Asia and Eastern Europe. There is no easy "dividing line" that separates the continent of Asia from Europe (like a body of water). Many people consider the Ural Mountains to be the "border." With that description, Moscow is technically located in Europe. Meri and I are still in Asia, but Uncle GT did say we were heading to Europe soon. Then, we would have been to 6 of the 7 continents. We have included some links to more information about Russia. We still haven't heard anything from Uncle GT. I wonder what time it is in Washington, D.C.? It looks like China is 13 hours ahead of Washington, D.C. I wonder if Uncle GT is asleep?
Here are some interesting facts that we have learned. Russia is located in Northern Asia and Eastern Europe. There is no easy "dividing line" that separates the continent of Asia from Europe (like a body of water). Many people consider the Ural Mountains to be the "border." With that description, Moscow is technically located in Europe. Meri and I are still in Asia, but Uncle GT did say we were heading to Europe soon. Then, we would have been to 6 of the 7 continents. We have included some links to more information about Russia. We still haven't heard anything from Uncle GT. I wonder what time it is in Washington, D.C.? It looks like China is 13 hours ahead of Washington, D.C. I wonder if Uncle GT is asleep?
- Geo
A photo we found of the city of Moscow
A World War II Monument that is in Moscow.
Virtual Tour of Moscow\'s Red Square! (at Christmas) | 360° Video
Check out this video of Moscow, so cool. It was taken last Christmas - but it show you a lot of the sites of this cool city.
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Take a look at the virtual tour of Moscow.
Monday Night
Holy Idaho! I can't believe we are 13 hours ahead of DC time. Phoenix is 2 hours behind DC, so at our house, it is 15 hours later than here in China. So that means, since it is 7:00 pm here - it is 4:00 am back in Phoenix. Pandora and our parents are probably still sleeping. Did we mention that our parents are both private investigators? They have their own family agency, "Cartog Investigations," - named after our family. Uncle GT used to work for my dad (his brother) before he got his job with the U.S. government.
Geo wanted to do some research about Europe. As usual, he taught me a lot of cool information. Europe is part of the landmass referred to as Eurasia. Do you remember what areas Eurasia encompasses? On the eastern side of the continent, Europe is landlocked. The continent is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Europe is the second smallest continent in the world. I wonder what the smallest continent is. I don't think we have been to the smallest continent. We have heard people at our hotel talking about Eastern Europe and Western Europe. Geo explained that most of Eastern Europe used to be part of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was formed in 1922. Originally there were only four countries in the Soviet Union, but this increased to fifteen countries by the time the Soviet Union went through dissolution in 1991. The word dissolution means to "dissolve" or "disappear." I guess each country in the union decided to have its own independent government, so the Soviet Union ended. Many of the countries that were a part of the former Soviet Union are now countries in Europe. Geo says it was complicated ---sort of the way China and Taiwan are.
Europe has some really cool landforms and countries. Europe has many mountain ranges. Some of the longest include the Scandinavian Mountains (at 1095 miles), the Carpathian Mountains (at 900 miles), the Alps (at 750 miles), the Caucasus Mountains (at 683 miles), and the Apennine Mountains (at 620 miles). I have heard of the Alps before. Have you ever heard of these mountain ranges? Europe also has many famous rivers. Some of the larger rivers include the Seine, Volga River, Ural River, and Rhine River. Most of the rivers empty into the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, or Baltic Sea.
Europe is an amazing continent with impressive historical achievements, beautiful monuments, and breathtaking landscaping. Holy Idaho! I hope we get to see this fascinating continent in person! Take a look at this colorful map that we found.
Geo wanted to do some research about Europe. As usual, he taught me a lot of cool information. Europe is part of the landmass referred to as Eurasia. Do you remember what areas Eurasia encompasses? On the eastern side of the continent, Europe is landlocked. The continent is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Europe is the second smallest continent in the world. I wonder what the smallest continent is. I don't think we have been to the smallest continent. We have heard people at our hotel talking about Eastern Europe and Western Europe. Geo explained that most of Eastern Europe used to be part of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was formed in 1922. Originally there were only four countries in the Soviet Union, but this increased to fifteen countries by the time the Soviet Union went through dissolution in 1991. The word dissolution means to "dissolve" or "disappear." I guess each country in the union decided to have its own independent government, so the Soviet Union ended. Many of the countries that were a part of the former Soviet Union are now countries in Europe. Geo says it was complicated ---sort of the way China and Taiwan are.
Europe has some really cool landforms and countries. Europe has many mountain ranges. Some of the longest include the Scandinavian Mountains (at 1095 miles), the Carpathian Mountains (at 900 miles), the Alps (at 750 miles), the Caucasus Mountains (at 683 miles), and the Apennine Mountains (at 620 miles). I have heard of the Alps before. Have you ever heard of these mountain ranges? Europe also has many famous rivers. Some of the larger rivers include the Seine, Volga River, Ural River, and Rhine River. Most of the rivers empty into the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, or Baltic Sea.
Europe is an amazing continent with impressive historical achievements, beautiful monuments, and breathtaking landscaping. Holy Idaho! I hope we get to see this fascinating continent in person! Take a look at this colorful map that we found.
- Meri
The Alps! Holy Idaho - they look amazing!
The Seine River, with a view of Paris.
The beautiful Mediterranean Sea!
Interactive Map of Europe
Do you see the large gray country on the eastern side of the map? That is Russia. (Of course, it does not have a straight line dividing it the way the map looks!) Can you locate the Atlantic Ocean? The Mediterranean Sea? What other European countries can you find?
Tuesday
Uncle GT called us about five minutes ago and said that he got the news that Dewey was never in Russia and has been in China the entire time. He has an appointment set up for us with Veritas Resources and we are heading there in a few minutes! Wish us luck!
- Geo
This picture shows the Kremlin. This is a famous building in Moscow.
The Kremlin - did you know that the president of Russia resides in the Kremlin?
Tuesday Night
HOLY IDAHO!!! I can't believe this; I hope you all are sitting down. We went to our meeting at Veritas Resources (in China) earlier today. We met with the head of the animal training department. We showed him a picture of Dewey and asked if he had seen any dog resembling him in China. He smiled and said, "I can take you to Dewey immediately." We explained to him that Dewey belonged in the USA and was stolen by a couple in New York City. We explained that Veritas Resources bought him illegally from this couple. The man, Mr. Chun, was shocked! He had no idea that the sale was illegal. He apologized profusely but was concerned about the thousands of dollars they had spent to "buy" Dewey. We told them that the Equators were in jail in Oceania and that Veritas Resources could contact them to return the money.
Mr. Chun walked us quickly to the animal shelter area. It was amazing --- no cages or anything. Each animal had a soft chair, carpeted floor, and friendly humans playing with them. Dewey's "room" was the last one on the right side of the shelter area. We arrived there, but his room was empty! Mr. Chun was extremely upset and thought we planned this "disappearance." We explained to him that we knew nothing. We called Uncle GT on the speaker phone from Mr. Chun's office. Uncle GT calmed Mr. Chun down and asked him to check the surveillance cameras. We checked the security video from the previous 2 hours (thankfully, one camera displayed the entire hallway of the animal shelter). You won't believe what we saw. About 5 minutes after we arrived to see Mr. Chun, an unidentified woman was seen walking down to Dewey's room. She was wearing a long fur coat with a hood. We weren't able to make out her face. She put a leash around Dewey's neck and sneaked him out the back door. We asked Mr. Chun to zoom in on the woman's face. Unfortunately, her face was too blurry to identify. We called Uncle GT again, and it turns out he is flying to Europe tomorrow morning for business. We are meeting him with the security video. His office in Europe has the capability to use enhancement software technology to analyze the surveillance video. Hopefully, they can clearly understand WHO the woman is and why she took Dewey. We will update our blog when we know where we are heading next.
Mr. Chun walked us quickly to the animal shelter area. It was amazing --- no cages or anything. Each animal had a soft chair, carpeted floor, and friendly humans playing with them. Dewey's "room" was the last one on the right side of the shelter area. We arrived there, but his room was empty! Mr. Chun was extremely upset and thought we planned this "disappearance." We explained to him that we knew nothing. We called Uncle GT on the speaker phone from Mr. Chun's office. Uncle GT calmed Mr. Chun down and asked him to check the surveillance cameras. We checked the security video from the previous 2 hours (thankfully, one camera displayed the entire hallway of the animal shelter). You won't believe what we saw. About 5 minutes after we arrived to see Mr. Chun, an unidentified woman was seen walking down to Dewey's room. She was wearing a long fur coat with a hood. We weren't able to make out her face. She put a leash around Dewey's neck and sneaked him out the back door. We asked Mr. Chun to zoom in on the woman's face. Unfortunately, her face was too blurry to identify. We called Uncle GT again, and it turns out he is flying to Europe tomorrow morning for business. We are meeting him with the security video. His office in Europe has the capability to use enhancement software technology to analyze the surveillance video. Hopefully, they can clearly understand WHO the woman is and why she took Dewey. We will update our blog when we know where we are heading next.
- Meri
The night view of Moscow (a picture we found)
Another beautiful picture of Moscow (a picture we found)
Wednesday
Well, Uncle GT called, and we are meeting him in Scandinavia. Scandinavia is in Northern Europe and includes several countries. Uncle GT wouldn't tell us the exact country we were flying to, only the map coordinates. Uncle GT loves to make us use our investigative and geography skills. Could you help us out? The map coordinates are 62 North and 15 East. Can you look at the attached map of Scandinavia and tell us which country we are flying to? You can double-click on the map to make it larger to view.
- Geo
Map of Scandinavia
Which country is located at 62 00 North and 15 00 East? Remember to click on the map to make the map larger (and easier to read).
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