Hilton Moscow

We are returning to China for our second year. This year we are travelling. We don't quite know where, but we do know it will be a grand adventure :) If you stop by and care to read an entry, rate us or leave a comment if you so desire.

... per night. So it was not much of a loss and I was very lucky that I hadn't stumbled across the Radisson or Hilton in Moscow where I probably would have had to part with at least $400 per night. Actually, I think this hotel belonged to the Radisson chain ...

... of Moscow.  Dmitri's mother (Tanya) lives in a type of apartment complex that is called a "sleeping district." Over 70% of Moscow's residents live in apartments such as these, and they were really nice! WAY nicer than most of the apartments you would ...

... to Frankfurt, I was informed that the flight was oversold.  I was then offered to fly to Dusseldorf instead and on to Moscow arriving about 2 hours later.  For this I would be compensated with a business class seat.  NO PROBLEM!!!!  ...

... while still interesting to children.  I'm glad I stopped by and saw it especially since it is not on the "main tourist" Moscow tract.  From there I crossed back over the river and went towards Red Square once again.  Since I only saw St. ...

... . The building is known as one of the seven sisters of Moscow build during the cold war for top Politburo people.   Moscow is very expensive anyway so we thought we may as well just add a bit more; and I do mean expensive.  ...

... smoked salmon sandwich in the carriage and drank the bottle of red we had bought before at the local supermarket. We pulled into Moscow staion at 9-30pm. It was very exciting to spot the Lenigradskaya Hotel next to the station. This is the hotel we had ...

Capt Granite organised the crew and pax, closed up the beast and we headed from the Helsinki Hilton to the runway for our next leg into the frozen depths of Russia and the best Vodka in the world! Temp on the ground was a snip at M10 so we hurried into ...

... cakes. After that cup of coffee we wandered around the Old Town taking in the sights of Fisherman's Bastion, Mathais Church, Hilton Hotel and other historic buildings there. Fisherman's Bastion had superb views of the city once again but this time ...

... nbsp; 11/19  Ah! Chicago!   A blissfully uneventful flight.  We followed 2 stewardesses to find the shortcut to the Hilton Hotel in the Chicago airport.  Ecstasy!  I open the mini-bar and pull out a Dewars (not my brand, but ...

... .  On a side note, a few years ago the Hilton Hotel chain opened up a hotel in Hanoi but they called it the “Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel.”  I’m guessing maybe they felt calling it the Hanoi Hilton had a bad ring to it but I think ...

... to glue Th 8 Scuba at 3 pools. Introduction 45 minutes to 10 metes. Met Kate and Ally F 9 Wind surfing intro at Dahab Hilton; Climb Mt Sinai, St. Katherine's Monastery Sa 10 Dinner at Jasmin Restaurant w Katie & Allison; Greg & Amanda; then to night ...

... for the wonderful experience. We then set off on our own and headed towards to the Zocalo - second biggest square beside, Moscow, in the world.  They had lots of it blocked off because of the Bicentenary celebrations and there were just hundreds ...

Greetings from Ekaterinburg- I think I left off I was leaving Moscow. I did ride out to the Bike Fest and it was a lot of fun. Picture Crazy Horse Campground at Daytona only crazier. Thousands of bikes, probably just as many cars, a stage with ...

... as he had invited me to dinner. But I couldn't stay there till late as I was to meet Kemal & Aslam at the Moscow Governmental Circus. The circus was indeed very interesting. We returned home at 9.30 and had dinner thereafter. August 12 Istanbul In ...

... urns on the hilltops of Vietnam. However, his embalmed body is on display in a granite mausoleum modeled after Lenin's Tomb in Moscow. All cameras, purses and bags are surrendered prior to entering this tomb. Our tour group was lined up 2x2 and with ...

... .   It could possibly be the 2nd most photographed location in the world, with the first, of course, being Paris Hilton's bedroom.  (Thank you...I'll be here all week...two shows Friday and Saturday nights...tip your bartenders, they're ...