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Well, today I want to finish the story about the reflection hunt in Moscow, which I told you about earlier.
After walking around Red Square, the children and I went to the Big Stone Bridge to cross the river and walk around Bolotnaya Square.
Next, our path lay across the Luzhkovsky Bridge, which is located above the Water bypass canal, in the direction of the Tretyakov Gallery. This bridge is famous for the trees of love, which are installed on it and hung with locks - symbols of the eternal love of two hearts.
Friends, are you in a hurry somewhere? I want to say that we have a long way ahead of us. We left the house at about 10 o'clock, and returned almost at 21:00. It turns out that our walk lasted almost 12 hours, but don't worry, I won't keep you that long, because my goal is to show you only captured reflections.
The Water bypass canal has always attracted me. It is located not far from the Kremlin, but there is no fuss in this place; here you can feel the silence and tranquility, as if it were not the center of Moscow.
Do you see a construction crane ahead? And next to it is a monument to Peter the Great. It was built by sculptor Zurab Tsereteli. As often happens, Muscovites were against the installation of this large sculpture, but now it is already part of the Moscow landscape, just as Parisians were once against the Eiffel Tower, but now it is a symbol of Paris.
The facade of the embankment has been transformed. He became interesting, colorful, and cheerful. It used to be gray and boring. That's why I like to come here, but I come here very rarely. When was the last time I was here? in 2021.
Teahouse No. 1. Here we decided to have lunch. We have been here 3 times already. It's a wonderful restaurant. Initially, it was an Uzbek cuisine restaurant, but now there are other cuisines here. But I ate traditional Uzbek dishes.
The inscription on the car: "I stole the Christmas tree, but not your mood."
While we were sitting in the restaurant, it got dark outside. Now our path lay again across the Luzhkovsky Bridge and then onto the Big Stone Bridge. More precisely, I was following my children; they are the main ones in this walk, and I just follow them and shoot the camera in different directions.
2 grandchildren, 2 strollers. The youngest grandson is sleeping, and the eldest is sticking his tongue out at me.
I'm standing on a large stone bridge. Next, we will proceed through the Alexander Garden, past the Grave of the Unknown Soldier, and then to Military Honorary Post No. 1, which was previously located at the Lenin Mausoleum.
Our final destination at the moment was the Bolshoi Theatre. There we had to take the bus back to the house. We stood at the bus stop for at least 20 minutes. We saw a lot of cars with blue flashing lights. This is the very place where many similar cars drive, for which there are no laws, traffic rules, or road signs.
I hope, friends, that you enjoyed my walk and I wasn't boring.
There are 2 days left, and the year will be 2026. The reflections and shadows that I caught in Beijing are waiting for us next.
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