Day 11: Moscow to the Train Station

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In what has been our longest inner city train ride so far, we took a trip today out to the famous Gorky Park. Not quite sure what we were expecting, but what we got was a colossal entry into a mostly deserted amusement park. Complete with that spaceship we saw on the boat. We are not quite sure if it actually gets busy.

Across the road, we entered the Sculpture Park, formerly called 'The Park of Fallen Idols', which was much more romantic. A semi-overgrown park full of Soviet Era statues; bronzed propaganda soldiers and a bunch of Lenin and Stalin busts.

Heading home through the 'swanky' Petrovsky District, where, according to the Lonely Planet, all of the rich Moscovites hang out. Nice - but no Rodeo Drive.

Reconnaissance mission to the Yaroslavsky Station, where we would be catching our Siberian-bound train from that night. Made it there several hours later with out a hitch, though it is one of the craziest train stations I've had the joy of camping out in. Emerging from the metro you are assaulted by a mass of market stalls with their RSL lights, Indian guys selling mobile phones and Babushka ladies hawking luggage trolleys. Also some very fine specimens of alcoholics.

Our supplies for the next 80+ hours are: 2 X large bottles of Vodka, a jar of Moccona instant coffee and some Pringle like chips called 'Krakas'.

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Photos

Day 11: Train
More interiors in the Moscow Metro

Day 11: Breakfast
Picture of our Gamma Delta Hotel

Day 11: Breakfast
to the Markets for bra

Day 11: Breakfast
The markets where we ate

Day 11: Gorky Park
The entrance to Gorky Park (What were you expecting?)

Day 11: Gorky Park
Tim makes friends with a cowboy

Day 11: Gorky Park
The spaceship in Gorky Park

Day 11: Statue Park
Behind the statue of Stalin - rows of stone heads - representing all of the people who died in the purges

Day 11: Statue Park
Lenin and Lenin and other Soviet Propaganda

Day 11: Statue Park
Huge CCCP steel formed statue. This is prime Soviet propaganda.

Day 11: Statue Park
The huge monstrous statue of Peter the Great. So ugly and over the top, many people have tried to bomb it.

Day 11: Moscow
View across Moscow from a bridge

Day 11: Moscow
Another BFC.

Day 11: Train
Our supplies for the next 4 days. gulp.

Day 11: Train
Tim and Beer waiting at the train station and minding our bags from creepy guys who follow Chloe into shops with a big stick.

Day 11: Train
The FAMOUS Russian No 2 Train. Our home for the next 4 days.

Comments

[Yuri]

Gorky park?
If you were in park with spaceship - then i bet it wasn't Gorky Park at all, but it was VVC (VDNKh) - not an amusement park but All-Russian Exhibition Center.

[Yuri]

Now that you uploaded photos i take my words back. That's Gorky Park indeed.

[chloes]

Space Ships
Yeah - I was pretty convinced that I was in Gorky Park! Though my Russian isn't too crash hot.