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Vodka and Submarines......
... we stopped by a great new mall and also did some shopping at a nearby market. Before heading home I wanted to have a beer but surprisingly there aren't that many actual bars around, but they do have these small beer stands that are nothing more than basically a guy with kegs of beer selling bottles for take home only. You can't drink it there. And of course what goes better with beer than dried fish ...
Veliky where??
... br> all been done away with a few years ago. One of the nicest things about
returning to a place though, is that you have a vague idea as to where you are.
When we visited Moscow for the first time, we spent the whole day sightseeing
and exploring the city, but were never really sure as to where we were as our
map wasn’t great and our Russian was even worse! I do remember showing the
person running our hostel some pictures of a church ...
Kremlin & Red Square
... in Cathedral Square.
The Czar Bell on display was cast in 1735 and has never rung. It is 20 feet tall and weighs 445,170 lbs. In 1812, Emperor Napoleon actually considered confiscating the bell and taking it to France. He was unable to budge the huge bell.
Another really interesting item on the Kremlin grounds is the Czar bronze cannon. It is huge. At 19 feet long and 39 tons it is actually a huge mortar. The weapon was cast in 1586 but ...
Moskou
... naar snoepjes, koekjes of drinken dat ze bij zich hebben. Op de laatste avond in Moskou heb ik in het hostel samen met een 55 jaar oude vent uit het Noord-Oosten van Rusland, met een enorme buik en een Hello Kitty koffer, een vent die erg naar zweet rook en vaker wel dan niet ook naar Alcohol, zijn salade en kaas opgegeten. Hij schoof een stoel voor me aan (na deze grondig schoon te hebben gemaakt), pakte een bord en een vork en zette me vriendelijk doch dringend ...
From Russia with (ginger) love
This is a top pick!
... like he demolished most of Moscow, but the gargantuan cathedral dominates the sky line with a large golden dome roof.
I ventured out of the city centre to VDNH park. There were many monuments, palaces and museums. I particularly liked the monument dedicated to the space race and the three old people selling kittens. I've never liked the idea if selling animals on the street but to just have ...
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