Our Moscow Adoption
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Did some local exploring near the hotel today & went to the Bolshoi tonight. Found a great side street not far from the hotel that had lots of shops, an outdoor cafe and a great open market. In addition to produce, meat, fish, breads and other foods they had clothing ranging from underwear to leather coats and everything in between. Bought a couple of shirts and a pair of pants for my daughter Valerie as well as crackers, bananas, socks, hair things and bubbles. Total cost came to about $21. The Bolshoi is an incredibly beautiful theater and anyone going to Moscow should go. If you get balcony seats that are not in the center, make sure you get seats 1, 2 or 3. If you sitting in the balcony in the second row on the side you'll have to stand to see half the stage. We had stinky seats which meant I held my 50 lb. daughter so she could see. My back is killing me, but worth every moment.
Two pictures of Beloruskaya Station. Moscow's equivelent to New York's Grand Central. Doors on the right side of the picture to right are the doors I use to enter the Metro.
Two views of the market I was mentioning. It's an active place.
Shops along the road near the market. As you get down farther on the picture at right there are shops on both sides of the sidewalk with most of them being flower shops. There are tons of flower shops in Moscow. If you buy flowers for someone here, buy an odd number as an even number is bad luck. I guess a dozen roses here isn't quite the same as in the US.
You can always take a trolley bus to get around. Picture at right is of the Zen Coffee shop that keeps me going. |