Moscow skyline

Moscow

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May 30th 2009
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. ~Lin Yutang May 30, 2009, Saturday, Moscow, Russia. This morning began with a walk on Ulitsa Arbat, a 1.5 km pedestrian mall. This street is dotted with pastel-colored merchant houses and tourist oriented shops and cafes. By late morning, we ALL stoppe ... read more

Europe » Russia

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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