5:20am. Few hours’ sleep on conveyor belt box at airport. 7am. Airport packed with people. 9:30am boarded aircraft (37,000 ft at cruising) Boeing 720B 164 passengers. Fell asleep until lunch (over by 12:10pm). Roast lamb, jam tart and ice-cream, tea. Started descent 12:55pm. Temperature in Moscow -7° Celsius. Through customs (books examined) and on coach at 2:20pm British time (must convert watch – actually about 5:00pm dusk).

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