Outside of the Kremlin

Royal Romanov Riches and Some Scary Soviet Stuff

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November 26th 2010
Last day in Moscow. Enjoyed the Maxima Panorama. Good breakfast buffet. Lots of selections. They had a quiche-like egg dish, sausages, cheeses, a choice of cereals, porridge, muesli, rolls and a choice of juices, tea and coffee. The breakfast room was kind of wild, including boar’s heads on the walls! I checked out of the hotel and had them hold my small bag (small, but heavy) in their luggage ... read more

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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