Following my short working visit to Chelyabinsk I flew into Moscow at 6am. This gave me 9 hours to explore Moscow.
I got the express train into the city centre. If you ever travel here and expect the express train to go fast, something is lost in translation. It took ages and the view was mainly trees.
Moscow is a city with a simple underground rail system unlike London. I arrived at the Red Square Пло́щадь Револю́ции or Revolution Square is the metro stop.
Red Square is actually grey, although the Kremlin wall is red.
Me in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier It was -19C and they never moved. They have also only just been given the little box to stand in.
It is not very large and surrounding the square is...
Saint Basil's Cathedral...
The Kremlin Tower...
The Lenin Mausoleum...
The GUM Department store...
The State Museum...
The GUM department store is huge and contains lots of top class shops with designer clothes and prices. I did have lunch there and it was very good.
Inside the GUM Department store great for window shopping.
The Bolshoi Theatre
When it was time to leave in the underground station I got to see all the fantastic statues and follow tradition in touching the dog's nose for luck. Each arch is flanked by a pair of bronze sculptures by Matvey Manizer depicting the people of the Soviet Union, including soldiers, industrial workers, pilots, animals and schoolchildren. There are a total of 76 sculptures in the station.
