Borodino Hotel Moscow

... of the station, I realised I didn't have a clue where I was - there are 9 stations in Moscow and I couldn't work out from my ticket which one I was heading into. Add to that the fact that I didn't seem to have all the directions I needed to find my hotel and I nearly panicked. But I calmly bought myself a map and tried to find an internet cafe that was listed in my guide book, so I could get directions from the hotel web site. Well it's not there anymore, so an hour & a half ...

... crowd, and I think she was surprised to hear a fairly Bostonian accent so far from home. I gave her my card and told her to call if she needed anything while in Russia. She said she might. Very cool.

Back at my hotel-apartment for the night, I’m still on an overall concert high. There was such good energy from the performers and the crowd, and the experience was easily the most fun I’ve had in months. Sometimes I think music really makes the world go round.

... life Russians, who've helped us to order plenty of drinks, and very nearly had Finola dancing on the bar last night. We've also seen about three fights, spilling from bars into the street, and on Monday night a window fell out of it's frame and onto the three patrons sitting beneath it, smashing over their heads, showering them with glass but miraculously not hurting them. It made an enormous CRASHING sound, and a Russian guy we had met started ...

... included: Belgium - A guy dressed as Elvis convinced he was the real King and that Elvis was a fat, dead, copycat. Czech Republic - gypsies led by weird dude in a red cape. Finland - bringing out their own Vanilla Ice.....and making it through to the final?? The Hosting - A model constantly showing her discomfort around her old co-host trying to get too close. We thought the winners of the night were Iceland and Turkey and the two poms that sat next to us. Possibly ...

What a long day!!! While planning our time in Russia, I decided I wanted to go to Moscow and visit the Kremlin and Red Square. St Basil's Cathedral appealed to me, and they display some of the Faberge eggs, previously in St Petersburg, in the Armoury of the Kremlin. I'd also watched War and Peace, and it is a place of such history, so.... I arranged for us to go to Moscow via overnight train from St Petersburg. The train trip itself is an ...

... but a little too boring, no action only some live music. Anyway, it was a good night and the people werefriendly - so no complaints from me. As for Moscow, I have done a lot of walking around, I have been to the souvenir market which was HUGE and fun. I will go back again as I was too late today, only got there are 1pm and they were all packing already. I did get a few things but I need more. I also went to the food market but it wasn't as great. Took some ...

... Continuing the theme of people looking like Mrs Lyner (see previous blog) in Russia, we have noticed quite a few other people we know that seem to have Russian doubles. We have seen a statue of Mr Everson (another legendary Howard of Effingham physics teacher) along the Arbat, James Whale parading on a horse in the Kremlin and a couple of Emma Tranters wandering around. Another good thing about Moscow in the kiosks everywhere. These are ...

... a chance to see Vladimir Ilyich in his mausoleum and the astounding collection of the Kremlin armory. Oh, and of course the new experiences - it was amazing to see how Wael, my Egyptian friend, who experienced his first ever snowfall during this trip, could seamlessly adapt to a Russian lifestyle (Imperia and Sobranie's for a good night sleep;-) Overall - a definitely interesting experience but I'm not very eager to go back in the nearest future.

... tube stations (they are like rooms of a palace!) before going to the hostel to take the luggage to go to the train station. The best tube stations are: - Novoslobodskaya - Pt Revolyutsii (the station to go to Red Sq) - Komsomlskaya (the station to go to train station) In the train station we bought some food and we met Janelise, a Swiss girl who is a solo traveller, who ...

... Suomen yhteyshenkilo Olli Oksman ehti viela konsulaatista selvittamaan, etta todellakin olimme vaantaneet vaaran numeron viisumihakemuksen kuukausi -kohtaan. No, se siita 70 eurosta ja ongelman siirto Moskovaan, jossa seuraava konsulatti lojuu. Pitaahan mongoloidilahettilaidenkin saada syodakseen. Pietariin siis saapuivat ensin Lari ja isa-Jarvinen, jotka saivat useat tuopilliset etumatkaa perjantaina ...