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A day to Explore Moscow
... Russia, on my bucket list. I was not disappointed. I am not one to hand my camera over to a stranger to take a shot of me at a tourist spot, but this is precisely what I did here, unashamedly.
As I followed the wall of the Kremlin round the corner, the sheer size and extent of this monument to power hit me. Yet inside these walls, more beautiful cathedrals.
After admiring the Kremlin and it's many attractions from many vantage points, ...
A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma
... we were or how we got there. He spoke little English and when we got to the train station he pointed at the building and said "train".
Simple enough to understand so we waded past the numerous beggars, vagrants and drunk people, through the scanner (of which none of the police seemed to be paying any attention to) and tried to find our train.
If you've ever tried to read a Russian train ticket you would understand the difficulty ...
From Russia with Love
... and our kremlin guide have recommended we checkout a timber palace of the czars. Apparently it is a pretty accurate replica. So after an hour or so on the metro we are standing at this huge timber structure. This is on the outskirts of Moscow and no one in the ticket office speaks English. After some sherades we end up with tickets for something and are pointed out the door. Up some stairs and into a room where a very nice lady gives us plastic bags to put over our shoes. Then ...
Moscow: "What it's like to travel when you're ___"
... to check out the Russian Cold War Museum. The website said reservations were required days in advance, but we decided to swing by anyways and try our luck.
When we arrive, we find a non-descript brick building accessed through a side gate emblazoned with the USSR's bright red star. We press an intercom, ask for admission, and are told gruffly to wait. A few minutes pass before a loud buzzing hurries us inside. The courtyard is filled with military debris, and the steps ...
Moscow...
In Russia, everything seemed kind of glum. It was very cold most of the time and nobody really seemed like they were up for conversation. Then it hit me. "What better way to find some hospitality in this place than to go to a church," I remarked. To be more specific I decided that I was going to visit St. Basil Cathedral.
When I got there the head preacher ...