First week in Moscow 010

First week in Moscow

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November 16th 2008
So first week in Moscow. Caught up with Liann who was miraculously in town from NY on a job. Had to catch a cab from Novokuznetskaya to Belorusskaya in traffic. One hour later I arrive. 1000 roubles. I need to learn how to catch the metro! Went to Hot Dogs www.boarhouse.ru to watch the Wallabies take on England. We win. Luckily some nearby Englishmen were ripe for antipodean suggestions on the ... 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