Metropol Moscow

... 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 ...

... , 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 ...

... with its stained glass restaurant roof are ornately decorated and saturated with architectural and display art. It was from the Metropol that many Western journalists covered the Cold War and despite the uncertainty of that time and privations under the ...

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 ...

... available free, are perfectly adequate for sightseeing. We saw the Bolshoi Ballet, Red square, St Basils, the Kremlin, Lenins mausoleum, Metropol hotel, HQ of Pravda, amongst others. After our tour we opted for a quick meal before setting off alone. ...

... Kremlin Gardens; next we stopped at Karl Marx’s statue, how ironic that his statue stands outside a Moscow Maserati car dealer! Time to visit the Hotel Metropol, a gigantic, plush, opulent hotel from the Soviet days which has a grand reception area ...

... take a picture & ended up with a lovely bunch of flowers from a little old lady who lived there Arrived Moscow at lunchtime - Metropol Hotel Bought champagne at a supermarket - Leigh & Gail's birthday celebrations Red Square - St Basil's, ...

... and 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 ...

... 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, ...

... ; After the concert we adjourned to a local bar for what we thought was just going to be snacks and a beer.  Small course by small course, we ended up turning it into dinner. We retired back to the Metropol continually thanking our good ...

... .  Needless to say it would have fed him for at least a week.  Our taste buds fully satiated, we found the metro, and made our way back to the Metropol where we were content just to plop down into bed.  Moscow seemed to be growing on ...

... rarely visited by tourists, then stopped briefly at the Bolshoi theatre, the former KGB headquarters, the parliament building and the hotel metropol. Then we headed to red square, which was unreal! The state history museum is the first building you see as ...