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Day 04 - 1st September 2010 - Moscow, Russia

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September 2nd 2010
Day 04 1st September 2010 - Moscow The rain was coming down hard, so after putting some warm clothes on (we didn't have waterproofs) we headed for the nearest metro station and caught the metro into town. The Moscow metro is quite impressive, and a very cheap way to travel the city. There are large marble pillars everywhere and despite being very old, they are clean and shiny. Like the st ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest

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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