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Moscow by Day and Evening
... deepest subway system in the world. On Friday night we took a tour of Moscow. On September 22, 2012 we went on a guided tour of the Moscow Kremlin, including the grounds with churches and administrative buildings as well as the world famous Armory Museum with Russian Treasures. We were not allowed to take any pictures inside. The Faberge Eggs ...
Now for something a bit different
... churches. Once this is finished, our local guide departs, and we are offered the option of visiting some of the local antique shops, or going to the local coffee shop. It is so cold and wet, that we get 100% acceptances for the coffee shop, where the Irish coffees are a big hit. We have about an hour to kill before lunch, and no one wants to venture out of the coffee shop into the freezing cold to poke through antique or souvenir shops.
An hour later ...
St Petersburg en Moskou
... te worden dus dat scheelt.
Nog even een laatste bakkie met Vincent, Ilse en Tazio en Pa/Ma Meijer en Frouke en Esther en dan naar de gate.
Een paar enorme dikke knuffels en wat onderdrukte tranen en zoef zo door naar de gate.
Via London naar St Petersburg waar we als rasechte backpackers maar direct gebruik maken kosten te besparen en een taxi te delen met een Australisch backpack stel richting ...
One more shot, please!
... of the local mafia gangs (hardly). They are always fun and you meet some great people there.
Anyways, I wanted to go to the Kristall Vodka distillery for a tour and a testing session, and I decided to take some of my LS friends there as well. We pre-booked the tour and one Sunday evening headed to the distillery, located 1 km from Kurskaya metro stop. We were excited about getting to see one of ...
Day4
... 2 centauries.
After this amazing part of the day that I did not want to end, I had some delicious supper at the Restaurant Baltschug Kempinski which has a lovely view. I ordered a dish of lobster ravioli which was delicate and melted in your mouth.( my new favourite food ,(YUM) When my belly was full I got myself ready for a performance of a lifetime. At 7:00 I wandered down to the Bolshoi Opera House which is very famous ...