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| Izmaylovo Market is an open air Russian souvenir market that is much more budget friendly than other places in Moscow. It is an hour metro ride to get there and such fun to bargain and see all of the choices. BUT, we've been warned that the quality may not be what is presented, such as a "wolf fur" hat may only be a rabbit had instead, which we here is quite smelly when it gets wet. |
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| Arbat Street is the most touristic street in Moscow where you can find all of the standard tourist stuff including some nice souvenir shops. They are of better quality than Izmaylovo but 4 times pricier also. I'm in search of the perfect Father Frost, but he's not made himself known to me yet. However, it's a lovely place to walk, window shop, eat an an American eatery, buy an ice cream cone that doesn't melt (yikes) and hear some English. |
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| We lucked out and took a cruise down the Moscow River on the LAST pleasant-weathered evening of the season. It was truly magical! We took an hour metro down to Gorky Park, near Red Square, boarded the Radisson boat and enjoyed a 1 1/2 hour cruise down the river. The buildings are beautifully lit at night as are the many, many bridges. I am pleasantly surprised at how safe we feel, even walking around at night. The metro station is much cleaner than anyone I have ever seen. There is no trash, graffiti or "interesting" characters that one often sees on the Metro in NYC. However, no one talks on the metro or even makes eye contact. But if a woman or an older person gets on the train, men give up their seats for them. |
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