Different Seasons
by MrRandMcnally
Summer in Moscow can be beautiful. Blue skys, temperatures in the 70sF. There are often sudden showers in the afternoon but they are over quick. There are occasional outdoor concerts and festivals in the city, a very nice time to be there. Winter has charms of its own. It is COLD in Moscow in the winter, to state the obvious. I meen cold, it can get as low as-40, probably lower. Ice covers the sidewalks and Red Square itslef is slippery from ice.
None the less there are advantages. The Opera and ballet are in full swing and there's nothing quite like snow on the domes of St. Basil.
The Manege
by Canadienne
The building at the end of this square is the Manege, the namesake of the square itself. It was built in 1817 for the Tsar's riding school. The design was very unusual as it did not include any internal columns to support the roof of wooden beams, just the four walls. After the 1917 Revolution, it was used as the Kremlin garage. The Manege is found at the southern end of the Manezhnaya Ploshchad, capping off the social area of the square. This area was busy with people throughout the day and night. It always felt safe, lively and friendly. We spent our final hour of a few nights seated on a nearby patio, or on the steps here, just people watching and enjoying the incredible early Spring.
Museum in the Patriarch Chambers.
by bugulma
It's possible to see the life of XVi-XVII centuries in the chambers. There is a living room, study room and some very interesting exibits. For example, I was struck with the alphabet of XVII century, which you see in the picture. So many variuos ways to write 1 letter!!!
Taste Variety of Honey at Honey Fair
by pinik
Some people like honey, the other don't. But those of Russians who like it prefer to taste it before buying :)
Honey Fair at Kolomenskoe takes place 2-3 times per year and it's a very good place for tasting and choosing plenty kinds of honey from many regions and republics of Russia.
Besides, it's possible to combine this "honey shopping" with a walk at Kolomenskoe park.
The current (XXIVth) fair will last till 5 of October 2005.
Find some more pictures from Kolomenskoe and honey fair in my travelogue.
Aeroflot and other bad Russians
by Muscovite
An Aeroflot hostess takes home 918 euro on average - its major shareholder needs all the profit he can make out of the airline to payroll London celebrities and news-people, and they do not come that cheap.
At 50 she will be sweeping the floors in a nearby shopping mall or carry somebody’s fur-coats in a cinema, unless she catches an Abramovich, and they mostly fly private jets.
Same at 60, with a monthly pension of 130 euro and a free market economy she will have a very free choice of buying either medicine or food, but not both.
Same at 70. And 80, if she makes it – women’s longer life expectancy is hardly a blessing here.
But you folks in view of such bright prospects would still be all smiles and an icon of hospitality, right?
Main Entrance
Cezar salad
Kotelnicheskaya Apartments
AeroExpress for Domodedovo (2005)
