Courtyard Moscow

... . Nyet, spasiba.  Another mile or so to go--so much for winging it. I was thrilled to land at my Marriott Courtyard for three free nights (thank you Pharmacia, circa 2000), close enough to the action and a nice treat halfway through my ...

... nbsp;spare before our flight to St. Petersburg. SATURDAY & SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 & 29:   We arrived in Moscow on schedule Saturday afternoon, where Elena met us. (Elena's father is Yelena's second cousin.) She's watched over us ...

... it getting too cold. Back in town, we walk around the decaying market building, which has two long wings separated by a derelict courtyard. Some of the premises are occupied by bars and stores, but a lot are locked. The youth of the town is hanging ...

... centers look like huge square buildings from the outside. To access the apartments, you go through the archways to the courtyard (where there are children playground and some parking spaces for cars). The stairways to the individual units, always seem ...

... overthrow by the Bolsheviks in the 1910's.      On the Cathedrals, several Golden Turnip Tipped Churches in a pleasant little courtyard. One was closed for renovations but the others were lovely. Church rounds: 1) closed 2) Wow-snging monks; ...

... he was out there waiting for me. He asked me where I had been (the bathroom) and then tried to take me around the courtyard. Our Russian guide finally removed him from the area, but seriously, what is it with Russian stalkers - apparently when there are ...

... been to (and of course that’s saying a lot!!). There are three floors, and three rows of stores on each. The courtyard inside is decorated with fountains, colorful blooming trees, flowers, etc. I bought some clothes at a few stores (more on why ...

... rain had joined the party. Depressed, I headed to Starbucks. Walking an hour back to the station I passed the old English courtyard. 500 years ago the British embassy was built there and appears to be still standing, although not for its designed use. ...

... idea of where I was in relation to the Kremlin. Along the way also wandered into the Petrnska Monastary and the courtyard of an art museum which had some interesting statues about traditional russian life. From here wandered back towards red square where ...

... Trent for my final day in Moscow. Following a delicious Philadelphia filled pancake for breakfast we hit the Gulag museum. The courtyard in front of the museum decorated to resemble a Siberian forced labor camp sets you up for the rather somber ...

... it turns out is a lot tougher than it would seem.  All of the doors into the apartment blocks are on the inner courtyard, and there are lots of doors, all similar looking and none of them labelled too clearly especially for those of us that are ...

... one. We walked through a park then over a bridge and down a street full of freaky sculptures and found the small cafe in a dark courtyard. We had to walk down some stairs but every turn we took down them were more stairs and it felt really dodgy to us. ...

... ) but he looks pretty decent for a man that died in 1924. You slowly circle him and then you quickly are ushered out into the courtyard. That is it; it was almost as if Disney set the whole thing up-like in the Hall of Presidents. Great use of stage ...

... , the Old Town at Chorsu consists of narrow winding roads where you easily get lost. All properties are walled in with a paved courtyard, sometimes growing fruit trees etc. The entrance is through a doorway in the wall. You only get to see what happens ...

... giant queue, then investigate further. These people are tour groups, and the individual entry is further along, so walk into the main courtyard, and onto a short queue within the building. MP buys the tickets, 2 x 350 roubles plus 100 for the camera, then ...

... narrow alley in the heart of old china it seemed. Anyway we checked in about 4.10pm. It was an authentic Chinese house with a courtyard in the middle. We both connected to the internet so that we could advise loved ones that we had arrived in Beijing then ...

... will speed up security checks and make it easier to negotiate the busy train stations in both St. Petersburg and Moscow.   Our first visit today was to the Hermitage located on Palace Square. The State Hermitage Museum consists ...

... ;  After coughing all night and sleeping late, I dragged myself up to ask where I could get coffee near my hotel (Courtyard Marriott Ginza- very nice!!).  The answer: "Starbucks." No. “ Tully's.”  No.  How about something ...

... there but it was very hot and we only lasted a few hours.  We got on the metro, which is even cheaper than Moscow, and went to have a look round the shopping centre and food markets. These markets are where the Chinese get their name for eating ...

... a little brighter, the courtyard surrounded by green columns and rooms and the shafts of the early morning light lighting up the courtyard, decorated with old Chinese calligraphy and artwork. We grew to like the place very much indeed.  We dumped our ...