Showing posts with label moscow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label moscow. Show all posts

February 6, 2009

moscow one more time...



Before stepping out in Moscow, i piled on everything in my luggage like a wandering gypsy.
Everyone warned us to stay indoors but it just made me want to go out even more. Heh.



But my feet turned numb within 30mins. I could feel the cold seep in thru my leather boots and the 2 socks i wore. Horrible! I entertained the thought of getting frostbite.



It was no wonder the skating rink was deserted. But nonetheless lovely to look at.



Walls of the Kremlin.



Winter wonderland.



One of my favorite shots.



This too :) for no particular reason except I like the contrast of brick red and white.



How do the guards stand the cold????



Everywhere was eerily quiet. Just some Muscovites going about their business.



Sunset over the Red square.



Moscow train stations are located deep deep deep underground.
And getting around was hard.



Just check out the friendly and helpful signs! We compared letter to letter, then word to word.



I felt like I was in an eerie Soviet espionage film.
Your imagination runs wild after too long in the cold.

November 11, 2008

russian rendez-vous

Sunrise in Moscow.



I go to the Red square again... The colors there are simply gorgeous.





The sky's a brilliant blue but it's -2 degrees, which is still warm by Moscow standards.



St Basil's Cathedral with its iconic onion-shaped domes. I never get tired of looking at it. It's a big candy lollipop.



Venturing out of the hotel for some Italian food... and the warmth of its wood oven.



Shopping mall in moscow.



Mcdo's! I have yet to have a meal there... There are differing opinions on its prices... I used to think it was cheap but then some colleagues told me a meal there can cost u 30USD. So what's the truth? I will find out next time. It was just too cold to cross the road, take out my freezing hands to push the door, u get the drift ha.
 


The familiar golden arches bring a smile to every weary homesick traveller. At least I know that wherever i am in the world, a pack of fries will always taste more or less the same.



May 27, 2008

Moscow

Moscow.



The State Historical Building



Walking across the Red square... the Kremlin is to the right. Putin where are u??



And finally the world-famous St Basil's Cathedral!



My Russian doll