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Crowded, Gloomy, and EXPENSIVE!!!
... the restrooms, some have windows, some don't. And the "experts" at the ticket window selling the tickets have no maps or diagrams of the trains and have no idea what seats they are selling! Crazy!!!
So, after spending almost a full day screwing around trying to get these tickets, we headed over to the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour located near the center of Moscow. It is a very beautiful cathedral that ...
Out & about in the workers paradise
... around 200 tons. When it was being made, the factory caught fire and of course the firemen poured water over everything before it had had a chance to properly cool. As a result, when it was moved a big chunk fell out. Around the corner from that is a huge cannon - built around the 1600s, but never fired. Unfortunately, I missed the commentary about the cannon, as it took a few minutes to set up a shot of the bell without all the spatially-unaware ...
Cruising the Volga River
... 5)
Friday, May 25, 2012: Today is a big day for us. Moscow is interesting but crowded, cosmopolitan and plagued by 24 / 7 traffic gridlock. We have been traversing Rybinsk Reservoir most of the night and haven’t seen land in hours. We are due to arrive in Uglich around 2 P.M. We are ready.
We pass through Uglich lock and into the port. The Rurik crew maneuvered the boat into the dock like it was a canoe. They truly know what ...
The Spirit of Moscow
... man with a trustworthy face and as we are tired and confused in the face of such chaos, all we want to do is get to a sanctuary. The 'taxi' ride is like no other. The traffic is dense and slow moving until a gap appears and then all the drivers put their feet down to drive at breakneck speed through city streets - pity the poor pedestrian.
The driver has some trouble finding the address and has to make a mobile call which helps him deliver us to a ...
Always check your entry documents
... in all matters GPS, having used it to find our way from the Iranian Embassy in Moscow back to the hotel (some 6 k) we now think the GPS is the one piece of equipment we couldn't do without. We are now stocking up with tomatoes for the Kazakhstan border.
Unlike Hitler we get beyond Moscow 18th Jul 2007
We are now officially classed as LEGAL TOURISTS
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