the arbat

Final week in Moscow

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June 10th 2010
We were pretty exhausted after two four hour train rides in two days, coupled with the fun that we had in Suzdal over the weekend. I woke up around 10 or so to find the ESPN headlines attempting to start my day off poorly, so I opted to go for a run around Paul's neighborhood again. One of the better travel ideas that I have come across, for the purpose of running in unknown places, is mapmyrun.co ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more