Red Square Update

When walking to dinner tonight, we had to cross the bridge to the Kremlin (typical path for us every day here). At the top of the steps, we looked up and encountered no fewer then 15 men, dressed in full military uniform. Very intimidating. We proceeded, as they did not stop us. As we approached St. Basil's cathedral we noticed troops by the HUNDREDS marching all around St. Basil's and the Kremlin. They diverted us around the block to enter Red Square as we were right in the middle of their activity. We have walked through there a dozen times this week and outside of some guards patrolling never really considered it a military arena. Once we reached Red Square we could hear the sound of marching on the cobblestones from across the way. We're still not exactly sure why all of the troops are here, but it was pretty wild to see. Catching a train tonight to St. Petersburg...