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Kremlin
... within its sprawling grounds. The most interesting part was the Armoury, which is basically the pre-revolution treasury (post-communist revolution Russia obviously not requiring a treasury as all State funds were redistributed evenly to the proletariat! That was sarcasm (I know it's not always easy to distinguish in written form), because if the Orwellian nightmare of Animal Farm taught us anything it's that communist leaders ...
A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma
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Before we left I had been told some horror stories about Moscow being an out of control badland and that I was sure to be mugged or at the very least have something stolen.
Thankfully I can write that we were neither mugged nor robbed and the people of Moscow were just like people anywhere else. They were just going about there daily routine.
The language barrier proved our biggest obstacle as we expected it would ...
From Russia with Love
... market. After resting for 90 minutes most of the group met in the hotel lobby to go to the optional Russian Spectacular show. The costumes were spectacular. The dancers energetic, but this was a 2 hour show on the history of Russian explained through folk dance. I got flashbacks of sitting in a hall in Ballarat watching Erin do folk dance at calasthnics. The older members of the group loved the show. Some commenting that it was better than the Ballet they had seen in ...
Moscow: "What it's like to travel when you're ___"
... and we spent the next few hours recouperating. Dinner that night was again quite fun - we're recommended a buffet by our hostel, and though it isn't all-you-can-eat, they have a ton of delicious looking food. In keeping with my bland diet (but being unable to control myself at a buffet), I bought a bean salad, some bread, rice, broccoli, olives, and a chicken shish-kebab. I ate maybe half of it, but it was awesome. We spent over two hours there, slowly munching and catching up on ...
Melnikov's heritage in Moscow
... and exit of buses. The metal constructions were once again prepared by legenday Shukhov. The garage is still in operation, although the administration is said to be considering transforming the garage into one of new "contempopary arts centers", not unlike item 5). The building calls for much reconstruction as original windows were not preserved and the building is basically falling apart, but it still keeps most of its ...