Metropol Moscow

Not too many words here, just pictures to show what the Metropol Hotel is like.  Despite some of the customer service shortcomings, this is one beautiful and classic art nouveau hotels.  The design is simply marvelous.  We've not seen ...

... numerous ticket vendors told us that the Bolshoi had long been sold out. One quick visit to the concierge at the fancy-pantsy Metropol Hotel where we posed as guests secured us the best seats in the house with one phone call. In Russia, more than most ...

... does not guarantee on-time arrival, does not even guarantee that taxi would come at all; *A wonderfully located 5 star hotel Metropol - it's probably one of the most expensive and worst in terms of value-for-money places I've ever stayed; how come ...

... , it was easy to tell that it was going to be very hot.  Ho-Ki and I set off from the Metropol to do our first bit of exploring the Moscow city center, and more importantly, Red Square, but first we needed that good old jolt of caffiene.  That we ...

... freshen up. A dinner date with an old adversary awaited, and my heart was racing in anticipation.  The walk from the Metropol up Teatralny proezd (avenue?) gave us the opportunity to see the front of the Metropol for the first time.  Wow, the ...