I know that the first thing that you want to do when you get to St. Petersburg is run right over to the Tele-radio Tower and go to the top and get a great view of the city. However, as of this writing, the tower is closed to the public as near as I can tell.
Located about sixty kilometers west of Moscow is an area called New Jerusalem. It is just one in a long line of small towns that dot the railway route leading out of Moscow from Riga Station, but it is home to one of Russia’s most intriguing landmarks—the New Jerusalem Monastery.
In October 2002, my husband and I made the trip out to New Jerusalem to find out more about its history.
“Hello this is XXX speaking, I am the captain of your train, and we will be departing shortly. We will be cruising at an altitude of approximately zero feet, and our scheduled arrival time in Morden is 3:15pm. The temperature in Morden is approximately 15 degrees Celsius, and Morden is in the same time zone as Mill Hill East, so there’s no need to adjust your watches”. Driver Northern Line
As part of a tour group travelling from St Petersberg to Moscow, we waited in the Moscow Train Station (in St Petersberg) for our overnight excursion in a sleeper compartment headed for Moscow. We waited in the middle of the train terminal until the signal came to move and then we were like a stampede rolling our bags quickly down the platform to where we thought cars eleven and twelve would stop. We didn’t wait long, and then we were struggling down the narrow corridor, wondering how we were going to get all the bags for four of us in
Moscow was totally redesigned in the last 5 years thanks to their new Mayor. Downtown Moscow is awesome! Most of the historic buildings are cleaned up and they look like new. Red Square and Kremlin are beautiful. It’s just like being in the history book.
Traffic is usually pretty bad, so I don’t recommend driving. And you don’t have to. Public transportation is very well developed, especially subway. You have never seen anything like it. It’s like going to a museum! Every station has it’s own theme (like Pushkin, Space Exploration, Revolution, etc.) It’s very clean and safe. And you only have to wait a couple of minutes for a new train to come to the station.
Hi everybody! I was born in Moscow, Russia so it is not hard for me to advice you on your next trip to this beautiful city. First I shall start with a short introduction of the city. It is over 852 years old and is the capital of Russian Federation. Moscow’s beauty is compared too such marvelous cities as Paris, Prague, Rome, and Berlin.
Now listen to the REAL Moscow insider. I have been born, raised, and lived in Moscow for the first 20 or so years of my life, but have been traveling extensively around the world and hanging out with Moscow expats for the past 2 years, so hopefully this will give you a balanced perspective:
Things to do when in Moscow:
(1) Take your time - it is a large city, and there is plenty of stuff to do besides sightseeing. Plan one week, not less
Also called the doomed city by many. There is a legend, when the sphinxes take a dive in the waters of the Neva River(which they already did)the water will be cursed and sooner or later the city will be all submurged under the water except the the long pole of the Admeralteyestva.
Moscow is the capitol of Russia Federation, it situated at the Europe part of Russia. The climate in Moscow is very changeable, in Summer it”s very hot and in Winter - very cold. In Autumn and in Spring it is raining.
But it is very good: in Summer people can go to the river (Moscow River), In Winter they can skiing, play snowballs. The Autumn, is the most beautiful time, the leaves are yellow and red, there are a lot of poems about Moscow Autumn.
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions
In August 2000, I visited Russia for the second time in 5 years. Previously I had visited in January of 1997. And though much has changed economically, It’s still a great place with many treasures within the cities of Moscow and St Petersburg.
Moscow itself is an overwhelming Megaopolis, magnificent in size and activity. I’ve seen both San Fransisco and New York, and they seem rather small in comparison. Below are some specifics about the city and activities within.
1. The metro system, which is the artery upon which the city
