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Op het vliegveld hier kwam ik er achter dat ik echt HELEMAAL niets
begrijp van Russich. Gelukkig had ik een goede beschrijving, gek genoeg
ben ik ook 2 keer aangesproken door jonge russen die me de graag weg
wilden wijzen dat had ik niet verwacht en ondanks dat ik met de trein
moest en met 2 verschillende metro’s ben ik in …
Red for Beautiful
... all. However given the number of very expensive western boutiques, it's just as exclusive as ever. There is a good canteen style restaurant on the top floor.
A few of us went back to the red square at night and it was well worth the trip,
The following day Helena took us on another tour. This started at the Bolshoi ( Russian for large, as there is in fact a series of ballet venues there), why there was a precession of ...
Second day in Moscow
... better with more jumps and lifts. I would never have known what was going if my tour guide had not told me the story first. I am glad I went to the ballet, I can not say I saw the Russian Ballet. They are truly remarkable dancers and have great skill.
I have loved seeing Moscow, I wish I had more time here as I would have loved to see some of the museums but at least I saw what I did. It is a great city and a place for everyone to see.
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Into the Motherland
... Square, an easy 15 minute walk. As you might expect, seeing the massive red-brick walls, the large clocktower, and the candy-like St. Basil's Cathedral in person is strikingly different from simply looking at a photo or a movie scene. I spent some time walking around and taking it all in before leaving the Square and walking over to the Kremlin. Seeing a nicely-discounted student rate for admission to the main ...
Nyet, Nyet, Nyet...Sparsiba
... menace on Moscow streets are the police. There complete job description is to walk about (either in packs or individually), make a bee line for foreigners (people of Asian / African decent got it worse), demand to see their passport, then make out that something is wrong and a fine (bribe) needs to be paid. The fine being whatever empties your wallet. Everywhere you looked they were dragging people away.
You couldn’t walk more than about 100 meters without having to make ...