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Moscow- a city of football, ballet, vodka and lard
... upgraded on the second night to a kebab at the Russian answer to wetherspoons. We went round a weird sculpture park which had some of the fallen communist figures and some more modern statues which was quite cool and also saw a huge boat with a statue of Alexander the Great and an impressive cathedral. On the Saturday we went into the Kremlin and watched a military parade which was good and slightly scary when the ...
4 days and 4 nights on the TSE
... The English room next door, have a new passenger who is a Russian Jackie Chan, and we gained a new room mate who Harold can now chat to and drink beer with.
02/08/2011
What time is it really? Since being on the train the clocks have gone forward by 3hrs, however every Russian you chat to has their watch on a different time depending on where they live (Moscow, Irkutsk, Chita), and the train is constantly in Moscow time.
In the morning I checked out the ...
Moscow and Saint Petersburg
... I started it off in the right way though by hopping on a canal cruise in the late afternoon. It was a perfect introduction to overwhelming St. Pete, slowly chugging through the canals and getting a bit of an introduction by the English speaking tour guide on the various sights.
‘And off to the left you see the Peter and Paul Fortress. This was one of the first buildings in St. Petersburg and the spire for its cathedral is still the tallest structure in ...
Moscow - music and metro stations
... phone was switched on) then they should send an email. As a result, I had to stay in a hotel for two nights and I was determined to make sure I wouldn't have to pay for the nights I'd missed in the apartment. Our second attempt to meet (again, and always, at 2pm) was also a failure and instead of waiting downstairs for me, the guy from the office waited in the apartment - the wrong apartment number which was given to me in their email. This was becoming very tedious. By the time ...
How we learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb
... in particular is smaller than we imagined , and you can’t help but feel cheerful whenever you glance towards St. Basils!
Unfortunately, while we were in Moscow, the square was a little spoilt by the presence of a large temporary sports arena, where basketball and paintball tournaments were in full swing.
Next to the square is the GUM building. During ...



