Best Eastern Leningradskaya Moscow

... to make as the weather was still a bit gloomy and Penza didn't look very inviting...from the ring road!<br>He who must be obeyed has had visual feasts today.Flying overhead we have seen a Backfire bomber and a Tu95 - for those of you who know what this means. <br>Arrived Moscow at 6pm (nice and early, we thought). Our big mistake was heading for the city centre in rush hour traffic to look for a hotel ...

... After 2 weeks of no english and the inability to be understood things needed to change enter Moscow..... Have been in Moscow 3 days so far and really havnt seen a lot. What I have seen has been fantastic and it has many parallels to London, but the reason for the inactivity...... People!!!!! Have been fortunate to find a really cool, relaxed hostel, with some great characters which we can converse with. All maner of adventures from the scum ...

... You just never know who you're going to meet when travelling. Early in the evening that day, just as I was going back to the hostel, the heavens opened over Moscow. I had seen the big black clouds rolling in and knew it would be a massive storm and it was. It was almost like a solid sheet of water falling for at least 30 minutes. Some people at the hostel were surprised at the turn in weather (had they not looked up in the sky, the clouds were hard to miss?) but they ...

... bounce found the ball at the foot of Frank Lampard who calmly placed the ball in the back of the net. Just like I had seen with the Irish fans at the 1994 World Cup at Giants Stadium, there were people around me that wound up several rows away from their seat after the 2 minute long celebration that ensued the equalizing goal. The second half proves to be the best back-and-football I've ever seen. As the final whistle blows, I can't ...

... we went into the Armoury museum. There's some pretty impressive things in there, the Faberge eggs are beautiful. New Years was great. The hostel had food and drinks and we headed down to Red Square. I have to say though, that the fireworks are nothing compared to home. But it was still a good night and I think we all headed to bed around 7am. Today has pretty much been a write off, and then were back on the train at 10pm to head to St Petersberg. Thank god its only the one night!

... new buildings and businesses are cropping up. Much has changed since our first trip. Included here are a few photos, definitely not our best. Not expecting to be able to connect to the Internet, etc., we didn't bring the necessary cords to download pictures from our camera. The photos attached here were taken on Tom's iphone, which easily downloads to his Mac. We're getting ready to meet the vice mayor of Zelenograd, so I must sign off now. More later.