Courtyard By Marriott Moscow City Center

Korolev - home of Russia's Space Mission Control

by John_P_LSU

Korolev, Russia is the home of Mission Control Center - Moscow (in Russian TsUP). The town is just north of Moscow.

Moscow

by may1273

"Moscow"

Moscow is the capital of Russia, the country’s largest city, its major political, industrial and cultural center. Moscow is a unique city, its architecture combines the features of both Oriental and Western cultures.

Moscow is a fascinating city that can offer its visitors a great variety of cultural and historical monuments, as well as excitement and entertainment.

"Moscow"

Moscow was founded in 1147. It is organized in a set of concentric circles with the Red Square (Krasnaia Ploshad) – the focal point of the city – at the center. The inner ring -road is called the Boulevard Ring (Bulvarnoye Kolco), the middle ring is called the Garden Ring (Sadovoe Koltso), and the outer city limits are marked by the ring road abbreviated as "MKAD".

"Red Square"

We went past St. Basil's and found ourselves in the Red Square, about the middle of it, between the Cathedral (south), the History Museum (north), the Kremlin wall with Lenin's Tomb (west) and the GUM Shopping Mall (east).

Moscow and its Environs

by Anya_D

Moscow... how many strains are fusingin that one sound, for Russian hearts!what store of riches it imparts!Alexander Pushkin, transl. by Ch.Johnston

Dear members,

Thank you for taking an interest in Moscow and visiting this page!

Please also visit the travelogues: Vologda City,
New Jerusalem, and Kolomenskoye estate.

This page is still under construction, and I will be adding more information and pictures!

The Trans-Siberia Express

by Tjello

Moscow, the CENTER of it all....

Every now and then, there were (mostly) women, doing the hard work....

gedeggedeng, gedeggedeng.....
We had to walk some 7 carriages to make it to the dining car.

but there was no dull moment.

Almost everytime we eat, we got caviar to start with....

we were a group of 7 that took this train, we would seperate in Beijing to carry on with our own travel-arrangements.

<center<We called this man "The General', you can see why !!
Also he did have an attitude to run and be the 'manager' of the 2 dining car's employees.

level crossings were monitored again by (again) mostly women, who gave the all clear signal by holding up a flag... or, with some kind of stick.

'Our' train

DON'T YOU TRY THIS AT HOME !! SURELY YOU'LL BE OVERRUN !

The locals trying to sell their vegetables etc. to the dining car manager as well as to the people on the train, many of course 'ordinary' Russians.

Tea was available, almost round the clock... quite refreshing actually !

Some of the scenes that went past us.

The schedule, and would you believe it, there was NO delay, AMAZING !!