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R&R in Moscow - mile 5823 - 19 June 2012

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June 19th 2012
Published: October 22nd 2012
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We enter Moscow from the south but our hotel is north of the city. Any sensible person would just go round one of the ring roads but Edwin declares that we are going straight through the centre so he can get a picture of the bike in front of St Basil's Cathedral. Turns out to be a good choice. We know precisely where we are aiming for and, somehow or other, we end up riding directly there – ... Read Full Entry



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Tsaritsyno PalaceTsaritsyno Palace
Tsaritsyno Palace
grand ballrooms with sumptuous fittings
Tsaritsyno Palace treasureTsaritsyno Palace treasure
Tsaritsyno Palace treasure
a silver inkwell
Tsaritsyno Palace treasureTsaritsyno Palace treasure
Tsaritsyno Palace treasure
a life-sized silver swan bowl
Tsaritsyno Palace treasureTsaritsyno Palace treasure
Tsaritsyno Palace treasure
a silvr lobster pot
comrades at Frunzenskaya Metro stationcomrades at Frunzenskaya Metro station
comrades at Frunzenskaya Metro station
more comrades at Frunzenskaya Metro stationmore comrades at Frunzenskaya Metro station
more comrades at Frunzenskaya Metro station
AutovilleAutoville
Autoville
more like an art gallery than a museum
AutovilleAutoville
Autoville
my favorite - a Plymouth Baracuda with a yellow flowery soft top & seats to match
AutovilleAutoville
Autoville
maybe one day, if we stay at home for long enough, ours might look like this
entrance to Gorky Parkentrance to Gorky Park
entrance to Gorky Park
relaxing in Gorky Parkrelaxing in Gorky Park
relaxing in Gorky Park
another Shukhov Tower another Shukhov Tower
another Shukhov Tower
a 1922 broadcasting tower, 160m high, made of 5 interlocking hyperboloids
the river side promenade turns into an impromptu dance studio the river side promenade turns into an impromptu dance studio
the river side promenade turns into an impromptu dance studio
cruising down the river past the Kremlincruising down the river past the Kremlin
cruising down the river past the Kremlin
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment BuildingKotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
one of the Seven Sisters - Stalin decided Moscow needed some skyscrappers and ordered 7 of them.
back in the 6-lane traffic leaving Moscowback in the 6-lane traffic leaving Moscow
back in the 6-lane traffic leaving Moscow
the statue, “Worker and Kolkhoz Woman", was made for the 1937 World's Fair in Paris



22nd October 2012

the rider
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you doing very well,
Thank's Lorraine even I am learning loads from these blogs and i was driving the bike!!! LOL You are a star!
25th October 2012

Carol
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moscow r&r
wow. what an r&r. You've certainly wetted my appetite for a visit to Moscow. so interesting to see places that don't always feature on the regular tourist track.

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