anybody been to moscow?
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- snowcat
looks like i'm going this summer....any ideas, recommendations? thx
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- solmo0
Be careful!!!
- ********0
i've been there... but more than 10 years ago... so no help from me :(
- JamesEngage0
I went there about 10/11 months ago... fecking freezng and grim.
MAke sure you get a decent map... I had a map that had the names in english characters... and trying to decipher a street name was impossible.
Go and see Lenin thats good to see... and always have your passport with you... as there was a policeman who always pulled us up... (our hotel was next to red square) and there are cops all about...
On the sunday I got there I sat in the park near the square and everyone was walking around drinking cans of beer... even couples... and couples with kids... surreal!
- elms0
be aware!!!
theres always freezing cold and snowing all the time (even in summer) and people are drinking only vodka.
- JamesEngage0
...and don't believe what you read here sometimes!
- ********0
to get to know russian culture i recommend Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow :P
- meok0
From what I hear, its a very expensive place to travel.
- plamenski0
>> The Underground (Metro)
One of the most beautiful in the world.>> The Kremlin
Dating back to 1147, The Kremlin was there at the birth of Moscow. It's original towered walls were completed in 1157. By the late 14th century,>> Red Square
Red Square, for most visitors to Moscow, is usually associated with images of Russia's past.>> Pushkin Fine Arts Museum
This museum was opened in 1912 and possesses a collection of European art second in Russia to only St. Petersburg's Hermitage.>> The Tretyakov Gallery
Here you will find the finest collection of traditional Russian painting in the world.>> Gorky House Museum
The Gorky Museum is one of Moscow's finest examples of the art nouveau architecture of Fyodor Shekhtel, also known as the Ryabushinsky Mansion.>> Bolshoi Theatre
This is the home of the internationally-famed Bolshoi ballet was constructed in 1824 by Osip Bove, though the company itself was begun in 1773 as a dancing school for the Moscow Orphanage.>> Moscow Arts Theatre (MKhAT)
The foundation of this theater in 1898 marked the birth of modern drama.>> Christ the Savior Cathedral
The Christ the Savior Cathedral has recently been reconstructed after it was demolished in 1931 along with countless other churches and monuments under the orders of Stalin.
- toastie0
bah, don't go to Moscow, go to Saint Petersburg. I lived there for most of my life and I can say that it's one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Moscow is just a big dirty tourist trap.
- tripleflux0
I was there a while ago. There are cool things there-the never ending escalators in the subways are pretty rad and the people are generally cool. But you should definitely go to St Petersburg.
- blend20
Go clubbing. Moscovites really know how to have fun! I don't know if these clubs exist anymore, but here:
Four rooms
Hungry Duck *
Tretja put
PropagandaAfter the mayhem you need to chill-out, so go to the outdoor swimming pool near the olympic stadium.
St. Petersburg has a different vibe. It might be the NY if Moscow is LA.
- blend20
Ah shit,
you going in the summer. The swimming bit was just some exotic fun for the winter.During the summer just go out to a park. Watch out for russian hotties sporting those crazy short skirts.
Don't miss out on your chance to really connect with russians. Go get drunk and find yourself hugging and singing with some Siberian wrestlers.
BTW. Never carry your passport. You should have a photocopy instead. Never admit you're an american, say you're an aussie or something.
- lowimpakt0
how long will you be there? I'd recommend getting the trans-siberian express to Lake Baikal
I cant wait to go back. :(