When I headed to the airport last week the chap at the check-in desk chirped happily: "Going to sunny Moscow aren't we?". I managed to twist my lips into a smile, fully knowing that it had been raining in Moscow for the past 10 days and was meant to rain for the next 10...
So of I went to rainy Moscow not knowing what to expect. My first 24 hours in the Russian capital saw me trod through the rain to the famous Red Square. As usual there were some challenges - like having to walk all the way around the Kremlin and finding my way through the labyrinthine metro stations. But I'm glad to say I managed to get a glimpse of Moscow's famed buildings and to hug a giant Matryoshka!
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| Alexander's Garden and the walls of the Kremlin |
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| Giant intersection in central Moscow |
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| Walking around the Kremlin |
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| St. Basil's Cathedral |
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| GUM Shopping Centre |
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| GUM celebrating 120 years |
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| Inside the GUM |
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| Red Square |
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| History Museum |
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| The Horse Rider |
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| Fountains at the Garden of the Unknown Soldier |
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| Giant Matryoshkas at a shopping mall |