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The metro is pretty amazing with some very nice unique touches to it without being overdone, which makes it somewhat special I suppose! Strange with the statues and the need for everyone to tough them as it may be some sort of ritual or superstition to avoid bad luck!
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We headed up to another platform in the Moscow subway, and here we found these porcelain characters in the ceiling, with our guide explaining that they represented the various countries of the former Soviet Union. It was strange to listen to her listing them off, as they're all names we're familiar with today, but I just never thought of them as existing as separate entities under the Soviet Union. I really was learning a lot about life under Communist rule.
We then boarded another train...
... and headed over to another station, which our guide told us was her favourite. As we got off the train, she whispered to me to "look up", so I did, and then she told me to walk along the platform to see some more. Hopefully you can see the differences in them...
With that, we made our way to the previous station, and headed back into the open air. I was dreading what we might find when we got there, but my goodness, what a change literally half an hour or so can make.
We saw lots more festival booths - I tell you if this is a holiday that the Russians aren't that bothered about, I'd like to see what they do with a holiday they actually care about.
We also saw the Four Seasons Hotel, talk about being centrally located!
We were back by Red Square and St. Basil's Cathedral again, and could now see both from a different angle.
I don't think either of it realised it, but we were going to be walking through the Alexander Gardens, named after Tsar Alexander I, who helped restore the city after the Napoleonic Wars. Although this strictly isn't in the Kremlin (it's everything behind the walls), it still gave us a great view of some of the buildings that make up this complex.
Wow! I can't get over how beautiful the subway stations are!! I am so glad the sky is blue again and your pictures of the Kremlin and surrounding area are stunning!!
The subway stations are so cool! I see why she told you to look up. It's kinda cute actually! So very well done, it's beautiful. The guy giving Mark a look on the train though was worth a chuckle.
Very cool photos out in the sunshine now!! Really makes those colors pop on St. Basil's. Such a cool building. Looks like you might even be a little closer from this side? Still loving this whole day!!!
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The subway stations are so cool! I see why she told you to look up. It's kinda cute actually! So very well done, it's beautiful. The guy giving Mark a look on the train though was worth a chuckle.
Oh my goodness, I hadn't noticed that. Classic!
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Very cool photos out in the sunshine now!! Really makes those colors pop on St. Basil's. Such a cool building. Looks like you might even be a little closer from this side? Still loving this whole day!!!
It was probably my favourite day of the whole cruise!
Love the subway stations and especially the overall layout and design of them! I can't get over how beautiful the light fixtures are. Great photos of the Kremlin and Red Square.
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Sunday 12 June – part thirteen: this is a huge bonus!
Our guide pointed out the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and I'm sure immediately regretted doing that, as Jay asked if he could go and take some photos there. Let's just say I don't think our guide got much of a say in the matter, as we all headed off that way.
The guards you can see are the Presidential Guard, and we were told they're now the only ones who actually live in the Kremlin.
Now look at the photos here - see the colour of the sky? Yep, that is a perfect blue colour and now the sun was out. Bizarre weather I tell you!
We carried on walking, and these blocks had various names on them, all prominent Communist party members, our guide had earlier told us.
We made our way down towards the Armoury, which we would be visiting, with us all snapping happily away as we did. This really had exceeded our expectations completely. Ok, so Red Square and the Kremlin may have been closed to the public, but you know what? It actually didn't matter. Sure, it would've been really nice to get the whole experience and be able to explore both close up, but we couldn't. Instead, we were seeing unique national celebrations, and as a bonus, we were still getting some amazing photo opportunities of both places. We all agreed that was a huge bonus.
Mark decided he was going to take a risk and touch the wall of the Kremlin, but luckily he wasn’t arrested!
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I am so glad the sky is blue again and your pictures of the Kremlin and surrounding area are stunning!!
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