Ben is Going to Moscow

So, first impressions of Moscow were very favorable. They have clearly gone through massive change in recent years, and every secret has essentially disappeared, and they try to reproduce all the positive aspects of the Western world, without being caught in the negative. While older people still seem very austere and will not engage in any way, we found that the young often have at least a handful of English, and try to help with directions etc. This is necessary as many streets, all the metros and many other signs are only in the Cyryliic alphabet, and maps often contain inaccuracies, independently Travel required many checks and balances to avoid getting lost.
Incidentally, there is some history behind the title of this blog. When I was in Russia in the 70s, we exchanged U.S. dollars on the black market for about three times the official value, and sold our jeans (high demand) for exorbitant prices, but then found we could not not share all our excess rubles or take them outside the country. So on our last day in the country, to get rid of all our species, we have an arc on expensive caviar and champagne (like you), and bought about 50 postcards to send to friends, which j 'wrote nothing but the words are The title of this blog, keeping in mind, it was a success record called "Midnight in Moscow" at that time. So, to date, there are probably more than half of these beneficiaries postcard dickhead asked what sent them this postcard unsigned! We are now off the Volga, and, hopefully, find Internet access in St. Petersburg to write our next blog.

Moscow is what I expected, although the only picture that I had of him, particularly those of the film by James deposit, so that hardly precise. We were received at the airport by a friend, a friend who is not just for us to stay in his apartment, but declined to the stay in a different way, we ourselves.One day when he Not very sunny, we, to try to go to the Peninsula to explore go, but the road is very dangerous quickly with stones délabrées anywhere in the world, not to mention the 200ft fall in the lake. I am, until the water that is not very clear with the fog on the surface of the role. At the moment, around where I am, to the way that I had to press against the rocks many times to prevent all types of rockfall. At the moment, where I had Adam, the good idea, some climb. He has his shoes and started this overhang. Please note that we are paving the way in about 200 feet in the database. Well, he received about 8 or 9 feet in front of the piece rock he stood on assigned, and it fell to me, and the two of us have fallen another 5 or 6 feet by some incredible success Fortunately, we have every two finished on our feet . I was winded Adam measure and a big hole in his thumb, but also not big injuries. In hindsight, was incredibly stupid, something to try and make it much worse, but it was all in the name of pleasure.

On the way back home we stopped at the stop a little pebble beach and pagayé but the water was so cold that my feet were numb, the pain went within two minutes. It is strange that we can sunburn.

Since it was one year, since I am turned by this journey, on I remember not as much as I would like. But liked I mean time in Moscow global. I received to visit a ton of museums (my favourite was probably the museum of the revolution, has in Moscow of the center set) and the houses from Tolstoy to to visit, which was one of the luckiest days of my life. I liked the red place (the night is so beautiful it), the gymnastic hall (an enormous avenue in the red place, the Verkündungsgoom not joom) and my professor, Ludmila. We were only in sank Petersburgt during four days, but in the city it absolutely more beautifully. In January I receive to turn during one half-year and I cannot wait.

It is a very old city with completely a disjoined history. It was the capital, with tsars and such early in his existence, and then things shifted with the petersburg of street during a completely certain hour. Moscow is really right recovering its identity. All this is étée pilot in the historical sites and citizens. There are beautiful exposed objects and museums of the Russian worked objects of the medieval periods at the 14th century, but then, nothing.
It is difficult to finish by the people knowing here. The women are beautiful, with the impeccable make-up, of initializations stylet of 4 inches, and of the skirts (even in null weather of degree!). They all look at this way, but never seem to smile. The men, are robust and determined. They also never smile really. I did not discover the secret cushy job where they all will still laugh, but if I find it, I will let you know. I found it odd however, the this enmass these people travel on the subway lines, and single talks! It is the large quietest crowd which I ever étée inside! I spent to wander today about the email financed by State Department close to the Kremlin. This is called GUM. There are originators here of everywhere in the world. It was recreation to look at how all the articles are shown. The email is three large floors, and a full block of city to far. That took completely during some time to explore it. Nothing really I needed, or could not find with the house, but recreation nevertheless to make shopping.
I will explore more this weekend, and then it is extinct in Paris Tuesday. Afflicted about the photographs, I will download in Paris. I cannot obtain them yet to function here.