Nothing can prepare you for...
by Baldrine
Nothing can prepare you for Red Square! After an altercation with the Malitia as I wasn't carrying my passport! (Welcome to Moscow!!), I entered Red Square at 10pm on a damp evening and was left dumbstruck by the sight of the catherdral and the Kremlin. The following day I went insdide the Kremlin, visited Lenins tomb. I also took a boat trip down the river and even visited an art gallery which usually isn't my bag! The things I will remember about Moscow are the architecture and everyone eating Ice cream everywhere - they're obsessed with it!
The Kremlin Armoury has some...
by jobeski
The Kremlin Armoury has some fascinating items of Russian history. The Diamond Fund is cool also. Worth seeing twice as I have now. The people are generally warm and nice certainly differnt from what the propagand leads you to believe. I will miss the beauty of the architecture and the ladies are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen.
Tower with Chapel
by bugulma
This tower was destroyed after civil war of 1918-1922 but then built again in the middle of 90s of XX century. It's the entrance in the Red Square from Alexander Garden (Alexandrovskyi Park). You can see a sort of compass in front of. People stay here and throw coins. It's like zero point of Russia :-)
Another kind of Taxi.....
by Rick2001
If U need to go from your Hotel to any place, instead of taking a regular taxi, U can stop a normal car on the road , it's a normal thing in Russia, and ask how much the driver ask to take U where U need to go.... usually the price is many times cheaper than regular taxi , but if U don't agree or U don't trust him , simply say :"no thanks, bye" (IN RUSSIAN of course) and try with another one....
Two advices :
1) It would be useful to understand at least some russian, 'cause not everybody speaks or understand english.
2) It would be safer to use this way of transportation only if U are in group (or at least 2 persons) because , U are not russian, and even if 99% of people will be OK , believe me, U don't want find yourself in troubles all alone without understanding even what's going on.
Packing list essentials
by sue_stone
Women should pack a scarf to cover their heads when entering any religious buildings. While this is not mandatory in most places, it is important to respect other cultures when travelling.
Comfortable shoes are always a good idea when site-seeing…we always seem to walk for hours, and wouldn’t want a trip ruined by sore feet or blisters! There didn’t appear to be a shortage of chemists or shops selling the basics, but there was the language issue to deal with….so I would recommend bringing everything you may need with you. Plus, nothing is cheap in Moscow. Moscow is filled with amazing photo opportunities….so make sure you pack more films/cards/batteries than you think you will need….nothing worse than flat batteries at the wrong moment. Alex also packed his tripod, which is particularly good for those night shots in Red Square….just watch out for the Kremlin guards (refer to my Warnings & Dangers tip for details)! Ensure you pack a good Russian to English (or whatever your language) phrase book, which shows not only translations, but also the words in cyrillic letters. It can be slow going working out what things say in Russian…and helps if your husband is half Russian and can already read some of it ; )
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The old English court yard, Moscow
Russian chocolate bar: Babaevskiy
Food court - GUM department store
Expressbus to Domodedovo metro station
