Best Eastern Golden Ring Hotel Moscow

... Lets make it a work of art, 12 stops 19.4 klm, each different. Stained glass, marble, chandelier's and fancy tile work.

4 hour's later we ended up back at the hostel, time for a bite to eat.

Rain has slowed will walk around the Kremlin tonight and see it under lights.

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... a trip to Russia's oldest synagogue and Tolstoy's house, where he wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Both were amazing places, and bursting with history. The synagogue was very peaceful and beautiful, and a nice change from the overly ostentatious orthodox churches. It actually managed to stay open throughout the communist years, despite repeated demands from the Soviets for it to be turned into a worker's club.
Tolstoy's House, which is now a perfectly preserved museum ...

... change cause I was getting a little spun up with the idea of 6 weeks away and go straight back into work without any detox time. Now I've got a better plan.

Other than that, today was pretty casual, connecting back home with the crew. I did make a couple attempts at getting food which were interesting. Unlike nearly all the european countries I've visited, it seems like fewer russians speak english. Should make things a bit more interesting.

... also a bottle of vodka they had. At about 9pm (not late by anyone's standards) the older stewardess came and told us to go back to our coupe as the miserable Russian woman next door was complaining about the noise. When we disputed going to bed so early she told us just to stay in the coupe for 10 minutes till the Russian woman went into her coupe and then we could go back. At midnight we did the whole ...

... todella jarkyttavaa eika jalankulkijoita kunnioiteta sitakaan vahaa mita Suomessa. Muutenkin kaupunki on niin massiivinen etta pitaa aina bongata mista paasee kadun toiselle puolelle, yleensa tunnelia pitkin. Metrolla on painettu paljon ja se on todella kateva ja halpa tapa matkustaa, tosin asemat ovat niin syvalla maan alla etta liukuportailla menee valehtelematta 2-3 minuuttia laskeutua sinne. Viela hauska yksityiskohta tuli mieleen tasta talosta. Talohan on siis ...

... bit more nervous. But it was actually quite nice. No problems whatsoever. The customs official came in and looked at the passports of the other 3 in the compartment and they were fine (they were all Russian I think). Then looked and mine and said one minute. He went away but came back about 5 or 10 mins later and my passport was stamped. He said something about 3 days and I understood that I need to register within 3 days (you need to register your visa upon arriving in ...

... Ho fatto anche una passeggiata per l'Arbat, la via piu' famosa di Mosca: una serie di negozi uno in fila all'altro e niente piu'. L'ostello e' un po' un casino, nel senso che lo stanno ristrutturando ed e' un po' sottosopra al momento. In compenso ho conosciuto un sacco di gente: due olandesi, che partiranno a breve per Pechino sulla Transmongolica, e due spagnoli completamente pazzi. La prima sera ce ne siamo andati in ...

... oltiin johonkin pysahdytty aamuyosta..laituri oli valkosenaan ja ulkona varjotteli karvatakkeja ja -lakkeja henki hoyryten puuapuuaseman edessa, toihin kait menossa. Eilen olin Punaisella torilla ja siina Basiliskikatedraalissa mika lienee, siis se hieno varikas.(St Basil) Oli hieno ja varikas sisaltakin. Torilla oli hulluna lahinna venalaisia turisteja poseeraamassa rakennusten edessa. Ja ma tietysti otin karvalakeista kuvia ...

First days in St Pete, Russians cant be described as the most welcoming people on earth but at the same time, everybody is pretty calm, busy with their own life... Children are the niceeeest ones I've ever seen, never complaining and always happy from little. So are Russians from what I've seen so far... I love the city, you gotta know it, but it is gorgeous! I am truly happy I chose to come here.

... journey upon which so very much and nothing happened. Well, what a journey. I have never seen so many trees. Oh so many trees, all in the ground, all made into towns and upon fellow trains going somewhere to be made into more towns! I spent my first hours sitting with my cabin buddy. He was a Russian on his way to Moscow. Not far from Irkutsk hundreds of Russian soldiers bordered the train. It was an amazing sight, one I'm sure I'll remember for along time. In fact, what was to ...