Purple Hostel

9/28 Pyatnitskaya str, Moscow, Central Russia, 115035, Russian Federation | Hostel

Travel Blogs from Moscow

Red for Beautiful

A travel blog entry by paulcunningham

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... 600 rubies, 600 emeralds and we are talking about some the size of your fingers.

The church wasn't left behind either, with loads of huge table size altar bibles encrusted in jewels.
You can see why the peasants revolted.

However the most impressive item for me was the Faberge dandelion, looks like the seeds would fly if you just blew.

St Basil's in Red Square is an odd cathedral. There is no large ...

Second day in Moscow

A travel blog entry by jsuviste

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... but it was cool to see everything inside. It is small place but holds lots of important things. I loved the carriages, some were so large and ornate. The crowns were cool to see too, they had so many diamonds on them, some having over 300. We also got to see the Fabergé eggs, they only have about 10 in the armoury, the rest are either privately owned or in museums around the world. Russia now owns the most, a man recently bought 9 eggs from the US but ...

Into the Motherland

A travel blog entry by lklassen

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... visas for foreigners. He swiped my passport on his electronic reader, stamped it, and handed it back. I don't know if it was a wave of relief or if the train had actually cooled down somewhat, but I slept easily. Moscow. I was somewhat amazed to find myself in the Motherland, despite looking forward to the trip for so long. In the mess of the train station, I found a ticket desk for the metro to buy a ticket. My ...

Nyet, Nyet, Nyet...Sparsiba

A travel blog entry by am1

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... Moscow is not.

Caught the 9pm sleeper train from Novgorod to Moscow, arrival at 5.24am. That was an experience to saviour itself. Snoring wrinkly old ladies, vicious looking perverts, people with their pets, shoe stink (to be fair was likely me). All in all it was more than comfortable journey and managed to snag a few hours sleep. Russian trains are an experience themselves.

Moscovites. I feel have never heard of manners. Whether its the constant spitting, ...

The Spirit of Moscow

A travel blog entry by mikeandsheila

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... My street map helps me find Yaroslavsky Station on foot, about a kilometre away. It's has an ornate terminal building but the platforms are all open-air. There are hoards of people hanging about, including an inordinate number of shabby drunks, some bloodied from beatings they had no doubt received the night before. Along the street opposite the station there are booths selling cigarettes, water, beer, vodka, skewered meats, dumplings, trinkets, magazines and ...

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This hostel, located in the 1 area of Moscow, is near The Armoury (Oruzheynaya Palata), Cathedral of Christ the Savior, and Old Arbat (Stary Arbat).
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