Moscow to Irkutsk

Still no luggage, we woke up late, the airport does not answer phone and we can not reach Michael. I need a toothbrush (next time I will pack toothbrushes and deodorant in carry on) and a cup of coffee.
While Rich waited for news of the luggage, I went to look for a store and breakfast. There was a large grocery store near Arabet street with a coffee shop and McDonalds near by. The store is just like an American store and has lots of goods made in America, but toothbrushes and deodorant were actually cheaper. Our luggage arrived at 2:00, 1 hour before we were to check out. While waiting for Armen to pick us up, we went back to Arabet street and walked around some more.
We flew out of Domodedovo airport to Irkutsk. Armen was very helpful getting us to the right gate. The flight to Irkutsk was 3 hours late and we met some people while waiting who were pouring drinks and toasting something, they kept giving some to Rich and I, we have no idea what they were saying and I am sure they did not understand us either. The flight was 6 hours and Irkutsk is 5 hours ahead, so we landed at 9 am Sun morning. Alex's mother Lilly, picked us up. We also met Dot's friends who were kind enough to hold up signs with our names on it, they were picking up a friend at the airport. They are missionaries from Jacksonville who live in Irkutsk and work in the outlying villages.
Lilly took us to the apartment, it is very nice inside-2 bedrooms, small kitchen and has TV and VCR. It looks like several families have left videos to watch. We slept until 7 pm when Alex came over. He told us the adoption center closed on Monday because of the holiday so we can not register until Tuesday. Alex took us to The Snezhinka Restaurant(Russian for Snowflake), helped us order and told us the staff would call a taxi for us when we were ready. He said Sergie, our translator and facilitator, would call us later with our arrangements. There was a grocery store just down from the restaurant and we bought eggs, bread, butter, ham, water, and 2 beers for about $3.00. Downtown Irkutsk appears to be a nice city. We will see more tomorrow since we have an unexpected free day.