1st Oct 18 - Moscow
Joined Scenic Tsar on the evening of Sunday 30th
Sept.
Up early on Monday to face the horrendous traffic into Moscow for what was a
'full on' but extremely interesting day of sightseeing. Weather was brilliant -
sunny but chilly.
Great Day!
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| Moscow Cityscape. The Football stadium used in the World Cup in centre and the new City are on LHS |
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| Moscow's own Canary Wharf |
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| One of the many Stalin Gothic-style apartment blocks. |
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| Moscow Metro is a sight to behold. This is the longest/deepest escalator in the World. |
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| Very ornate stations that have become a tourist attraction in their own right |
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| This station had many brass statues. If you rubbed the cockerel it brought good luck. Elizabeth preferred the dog's nose! |
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| Our first panoramic view of Red Square. Apparently we were very lucky that it was fully open as often closed for events. |
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| Lenin's Mausoleum is off Red Square. Closed today. We were told the queues to visit were often many hours long. |
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| The famous GUM Dept Store. This was their Harvest Thanksgiving display |
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| Kremlin Wall on left. Historical Museum in Centre. GUM's Dept Store on the right. |
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| St Basil's Cathedral |
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| Savour's Gate and its clock tower on LHS with St Basil's Cathedral |
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| St Basil's Cathedral with its 9 domes |
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| St Basil's Cathedral - Simply amazing! |
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| Guards at the entrance to the Kremlin |
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| Kremlin. We were told that this road lead to Putin's offices |
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| The Tsar Bell in the Kremlin. The largest in the world @ 200 tonnes |
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| Kremlin. The largest cannon in the world. |
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| Kremlin - The golden Domes of The Cathedral of the Annunciation. |
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| Palace of Congress in the Kremlin. Built in 1961. |
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| State Armory in the Kremlin |
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| State Armory in the Kremlin, amongst many other things, housed a collection of Faberge Eggs incl this one of the Kremlin itself. |