Destination: The Red Square.
To get to the Red Square we took the metro. The Moscow Metro is the most beautiful metro in the world.
The metro system is reliable, with trains that run frequently throughout the day. It was constructed as part of Stalin's grand plan. Both the walls and ceilings are decorated with mosaics that depict socialist Russian life. Our metro is Novoslobodskaya.
Here comes our train...
We took the metro to the Pushkinskaya station. On the street level there is a is a monument to Pushkin and behind him stands the Pushkinskaya movie theater and beautiful fountain.
From the monument we continued down Tverskaya Street where stopped in the Yeliseev Food Hall; a high end grocery store that was built in the 19th century. Fancy. Fancy. Fancy.
On the streets of Moscow it was cloudy, and raining off and on. Nevertheless, we walked our way down the wet streets to the Red Square.
This is the main entrance.
From the interior.
Cathedral of Saint Basil the Blessed. A symbol not only for Moscow, but for Russia as well.
It is a Russian tradition to visit famous monuments on your wedding day as a symbol of good luck. When people yell, "Gorka!" the newly weds must kiss. Here is a couple I snapped a photo of, performing this sweet tradition.
And here I am. In Moscow. Amazing.
While we were taking a group photo we had a stranger join in...
He was a very sweet, friendly stranger. Despite how horribly dirty and flea-ridden he was, I had to pet him since I missed my 2 babies at home so dearly.
When we would stop petting him, he stuck out his paw and touched our legs, or rubbed up next to us until we gave him the attention he deserved. If only I could take him home. And yes, I washed my hands afterward.
The last stop at the Red Square was the Main Department Store or GUM (ГУМ, pronounced as "goom"). It is a shopping mall with many high end stores you see in Los Angeles. We went there for the architecture. And the ice cream.
The billboards and advertisements are extremely interesting as slogans: "Buy Women Flowers" and "Spend Time with your Family" cover the stairway walls. "Smoking is not Fashionable Anymore" is one I think most people forget to read.
This is a very excited version of me, about to take the metro for the first time!
Here comes our train...
We took the metro to the Pushkinskaya station. On the street level there is a is a monument to Pushkin and behind him stands the Pushkinskaya movie theater and beautiful fountain.
From the monument we continued down Tverskaya Street where stopped in the Yeliseev Food Hall; a high end grocery store that was built in the 19th century. Fancy. Fancy. Fancy.
On the streets of Moscow it was cloudy, and raining off and on. Nevertheless, we walked our way down the wet streets to the Red Square.
This is the main entrance.
From the interior.
Cathedral of Saint Basil the Blessed. A symbol not only for Moscow, but for Russia as well.
It is a Russian tradition to visit famous monuments on your wedding day as a symbol of good luck. When people yell, "Gorka!" the newly weds must kiss. Here is a couple I snapped a photo of, performing this sweet tradition.
And here I am. In Moscow. Amazing.
While we were taking a group photo we had a stranger join in...
He was a very sweet, friendly stranger. Despite how horribly dirty and flea-ridden he was, I had to pet him since I missed my 2 babies at home so dearly. 
When we would stop petting him, he stuck out his paw and touched our legs, or rubbed up next to us until we gave him the attention he deserved. If only I could take him home. And yes, I washed my hands afterward.
The last stop at the Red Square was the Main Department Store or GUM (ГУМ, pronounced as "goom"). It is a shopping mall with many high end stores you see in Los Angeles. We went there for the architecture. And the ice cream. 
1 comment:
everything is sooo beautiful! We're glad you are having fun. i had a moment the other day, i got an email it said "free breakfast at ikea" it made me miss you sniff sniff xoxox
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