Izmailovo

... so ill the whole day that it was enough work just to do all of that walking! Today Dr. Burak took us to the flea market at Izmailovo Park. It's honestly the tackiest place I have ever been in my life ... but it was the best place we've been so far to ...

... . By the look of him, I was depriving him from a night of heavy vodka drinking and fighting. I was staying at the Izmailovo Vega. The Izmailovo hotel chain was built to house the athletes during the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Fortunately, the hotel was in much ...

... water canals, where children were taking a bath ... today was hot! Alter this, we took the underground to go to Izmailovo market, don't miss it!, and I could find the same tablecloth I saw in the shop close to My-My restaurant ...

... laugh so hard I am crying, and I get one photo of her triumphal exit from the restaurant (see gallery). Next stop is the Izmailovo Market-an amazing flea market set up near a huge 10,000 bed hotel that was built for the Moscow Olympics many years ...

Today on my adventures I went out to the Izmailovo market - I was told it was a huge touristy market, so I went searching for a scarf. Every Russian woman seems to have a huge, wide, long woolen scarf - kind of like a pashmina, but usually with really ...

... less homework now and can relax in class instead of frantically looking up every other word!  Yesterday, Ryan and I went back to Izmailovo to get some last-minute souvenirs and then made one last trip to our favorite bookstore!  I had a slight ...

The only thing Moscow had in common with St. Petersburg was the air.  On sunny days the glare through the hazy sky left my photos looking washed out.  When I breathed the air I smelled cigarette smoke laced with auto exhaust, or vice versa ...

Expensive comfort food is how I describe my dining experience in Russia.  After walking through the extravagant palaces and museums, sitting down and ordering a meal was dull and bland in comparison.  I welcomed the warm and ...

When the sun came up over Red Square it brought the vivid colors to life, and this place seemed almost cheerful.  That was not what I would have expected when I thought about the parades of tanks and soldiers that marched through here for ...

We arrived in Moscow train station at 6am having had no more than 30 minuets sleep each. The night was interesting,to say the least. We were in the third class compartment,where there are 6 bunks in a berth and no doors so you can see and hear ...

We eventually got on the overnight train to Moscow and we were happy to find our fellow travellers were two young Russians unlikely to cause too much trouble and we went to sleep quickly and easily. However we were woken shortly after by a howling Hippo ...

Moscow is stunning. It's more urban than St. Petersburg with a population of 11 million. The sense of history is monumental. We were there for 10 days in the amazing Izmailov hotel, and visited many tasty restaurants as well as the sites. Red Square is ...

The sleeper train from Novgorod to Moscow was certainly an experience. There are 6 berths to a cabin, although I use the term cabin loosely as the hallway separates the room so there are 4 beds on one side and 2 on the other. This means anyone can wander ...

Very dead day today in Moscow. I stayed in my hotel and wandered about for food. I wasn't much in the mood to play tourist though so I didn’t. Enjoyed some reconnection time back home and sorting out what to do in Irkutsk. Also packed a bit since ...