Russia: Moscow (Kremlin, Red Square)
Next morning we went for the Kremlin Tour
Kermlin="castle". It is the official residence & workplace of President Putin. Kremlin is the oldest part of the city and the heart of Russia. On these ancient grounds, Tsars were crowned and buried. The Kremlin was also the HQ of Soviet Union and currently, the highest administration of Russia is located there.
Russian soldiers going thru the Alexander Gate
Tomb of unknown soldier where an eternl flame burns in memory of the tremendous loss of lives of Russian soldiers in the Great Patriotic War(WW2)
Main Entrance to the Kremlin
The ever watchful police would blow whistles if U enter into forbidden zone. After all, President Putin works here. Behind the police is the Senate Building.
Cute little girl in front of Massive Tsar Cannon
The World's largest church bell
Cathedral of the Annunciation, the home church of the tsars
After the Kremlin tour, we went to join the queue to Lenin Mausoleum where Lenin has lain since his death. (strictly no cameras). But the queue was too long and the place which is only opened from 10am to 1pm closed b4 we could get in. Sigh...
Anyway, kilometre '0' lies below Lenin Mausoleum. (Kilometre '0' is the spot from which all distance from Moscow is measured)
I guessed this is like their wishing well. The people stand in the centre, wished for sth and threw coins behind them. Well, the 2 old woman at the back would quickly scoop the coins up and put into their pockets
Well the night view of Red Square is an absolute must-see in Moscow, so here they are.
Some people were snowball-fighting on the Red Square
GUM dept store
St Basil's Cathedral
Kermlin="castle". It is the official residence & workplace of President Putin. Kremlin is the oldest part of the city and the heart of Russia. On these ancient grounds, Tsars were crowned and buried. The Kremlin was also the HQ of Soviet Union and currently, the highest administration of Russia is located there.
Russian soldiers going thru the Alexander Gate
Tomb of unknown soldier where an eternl flame burns in memory of the tremendous loss of lives of Russian soldiers in the Great Patriotic War(WW2)
Main Entrance to the Kremlin
The ever watchful police would blow whistles if U enter into forbidden zone. After all, President Putin works here. Behind the police is the Senate Building.
Cute little girl in front of Massive Tsar Cannon
The World's largest church bell
Cathedral of the Annunciation, the home church of the tsars
After the Kremlin tour, we went to join the queue to Lenin Mausoleum where Lenin has lain since his death. (strictly no cameras). But the queue was too long and the place which is only opened from 10am to 1pm closed b4 we could get in. Sigh...
Anyway, kilometre '0' lies below Lenin Mausoleum. (Kilometre '0' is the spot from which all distance from Moscow is measured)
I guessed this is like their wishing well. The people stand in the centre, wished for sth and threw coins behind them. Well, the 2 old woman at the back would quickly scoop the coins up and put into their pockets
Well the night view of Red Square is an absolute must-see in Moscow, so here they are.
Some people were snowball-fighting on the Red Square
GUM dept store
St Basil's Cathedral
posted by Kaiz at 2:21 PM
2 Comments:
wah! How much did you spend on your russia trip? 5-star hotel some more! Anyway apart from the air pollution, Russia looks really interesting!
Russia is quite expensive. The tour package trip which includes visa, transport, accomodation and breakfast already cost about S$1k plus.
Furthermore each meal is quite expensive there, abt S$8 at least.
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