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December 31st 2011

Published: February 21st 2012

I'm very happy to say that on the second try, I finally made it to Russia. My ill-fated first attempt in 2008 was aborted after a desultory stay in Ukraine and a depressing few days in Belarus. Long story short, I think I wasn't quite ready yet. It's easy enough to buy a plane or train or bus ticket and travel to a foreign country, but to be adequately prepared for the experience and t... Read Full Entry

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J. Lalo Cura

Susurros somnolientos

Working hard to be a glass-half-full kinda guy. "And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee" Matthew 5:29 "You don’t do that to no lady. You gonna get it now, fool." Mr. T "Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist." George Carlin Visited Countries Map Travels 2008/09/10/11... full info

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Church of Our Lady of Kazan

In Kolomenskoye, a former royal estate in the south-east of Moscow

Church domes

Church of the Ascension

1532; built in white stone to commemorate the long-awaited birth of an heir to the throne, he future Ivan the Terrible

Church of the Ascension and St. George's Church with belltower

The church of the Ascension in Komomenskoye was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 as one of the earliest examples of a traditional wooden tent-roofed church on a stone and brick substructure

Banks of the Moskva River

Note the endless rows of concrete bunkers in the background

Fresco on St George's

20 cocktails - 1000 rubles

Metro sleep

Park Pobedy metro station

Victory mural

Trimphal Arch and Stalinist architecture

Built in 1929-34 to commemorate Russia's victory over Napoleon

Tacky Christmas decoration

Museum of the Great Patriotic War with obelisk in front

The obelisk is 142m high, every 10cm representing a day of the war (that indicates the time from 22 June 1941 to 09 May 1945)

Another Church of St. George

One of the monuments lining the approach to the museum

Nazi dragon rearing its ugly head for the last time

Holocaust memorial

Sculpture with triumphant soldiers

Burn Reichstag burn!

The Hall of Commanders

Familiar flag

21st February 2012

TinNiE
" Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness "

wow that was lengthy! ... but a nice read nonetheless :) keep safe. x

23rd February 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Thanks for reading, TinNie! Glad you enjoyed the blog. Jens

23rd February 2012

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

WOW
What an adventure...great pics...keep safe.

23rd February 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Thanks for the comment, Dave! It was hard taking pictures, as the weather was mostly cloudy and nasty, so nothing too great here. Cheers, Jens

24th February 2012

EdVallance
Edward Adrian-Vallance

Great blog
Thanks for this thoughtful blog about Russia! Nice to seeing someone trying to understand it rather than just writing Russians off as people who "don't smile"!!! Thanks also for mentioning my blog - it was written several years ago when I was living on a particularly overcrowded metro line so was feeling particularly negative about the metro in general!

24th February 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Thanks for the kind words, Ed! I failed to mention that I got caught in rush hour on the purple line to Vykhino, which was an extremely unpleasant experience. I got stuck in a mass of people going to the next line via the perekhod. I almost got claustrophobic and tried to breathe steadily to keep calm. People were walking like zombie penguins, I thought, swaying forward. It was a surreal experience, but not one that needs repeating. Thanks again for answering my questions before the trip! Jens

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