Moscow part 1
day 14
MOSCOW!
arrived at 420am, waited a couple of hours at the station, then taxied to our very central, very accessible, very open hostel. soon enough, showered and changed, we were hungry as hell, so i talked for hours to Steve and Sinead (NZ and Welsh, married), while Dee was on the internet.
finally, we left the hostel, walking to RED SQUARE! Steve, the tour guide, directed us in from the north, definitely, must approach the square from the north. St Basils Cathedral is incredible, as are all the buildings. i was surprised how small the square is, but it's massive, nonetheless.
after lunch, we visited the 7th sister tower on a hill outside central Moscow and, wow, the building is incredible. it's a university, with halls of residence, and a number of lone buildings conjoined into one towering eddifice. built in the wake of the USSR's grand victory over Hitler.
a stroll down the road, and laid out before us (and a few hundred other people) was the city including, directly below, the stadium that hosted the Chelsea v Man Utd UEFA final last month. we counted off the 7 sisters, including the one behind us.
i was finding the city unphotographable. i felt like just buying post cards, cos i needed a helicopter to get a decent angle on the grand structures dotting the landscape. beautiful city, and the subway stations are incredible too. of course, how they financed the entire operation is a bit of a downer.
came back to the hostel, a beer, a chat, then collapsed into bed around midnight
MOSCOW!
arrived at 420am, waited a couple of hours at the station, then taxied to our very central, very accessible, very open hostel. soon enough, showered and changed, we were hungry as hell, so i talked for hours to Steve and Sinead (NZ and Welsh, married), while Dee was on the internet.
finally, we left the hostel, walking to RED SQUARE! Steve, the tour guide, directed us in from the north, definitely, must approach the square from the north. St Basils Cathedral is incredible, as are all the buildings. i was surprised how small the square is, but it's massive, nonetheless.
after lunch, we visited the 7th sister tower on a hill outside central Moscow and, wow, the building is incredible. it's a university, with halls of residence, and a number of lone buildings conjoined into one towering eddifice. built in the wake of the USSR's grand victory over Hitler.
a stroll down the road, and laid out before us (and a few hundred other people) was the city including, directly below, the stadium that hosted the Chelsea v Man Utd UEFA final last month. we counted off the 7 sisters, including the one behind us.
i was finding the city unphotographable. i felt like just buying post cards, cos i needed a helicopter to get a decent angle on the grand structures dotting the landscape. beautiful city, and the subway stations are incredible too. of course, how they financed the entire operation is a bit of a downer.
came back to the hostel, a beer, a chat, then collapsed into bed around midnight
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