Moscow

Walking the streets of Moscow and with a population of over 20 million residents...... it is the largest city on the European continent 

Over 40% of the city is covered by greenery including a large forest within those boundaries 

Inside the walls of Red Square

Saint Basil's Cathedral that was built in 1555

Red Square did not get its name from the bricks surrounding the Kremlin nor the link between red and communism. It came from a Russian word kpachar which means red and was the name of the small area between St Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin

Presidential Palace

Inside these gates of the Kremlin you have the home of the President, Tsarist treasures in the Armoury, Lenin's Mausoleum and the Historical Museum 

Riding the famous Metro Subway System of Moscow and with over 9 million daily ridership.......one of the busiest in the world . Soviet workers did the labor and art work, but the main engineering designs, routes and construction were handled by the specialists who built the London Underground 

The art work of the Moscow Metro was built under Stalin's rule......he wanted the structures to show radiance!

Kazan Cathedral from the 17th century

With the Communist Rule now as history........Moscow is in the top ten most expensive places to live in the world 

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

Some of the molding on the walls inside the Metro

Red Square getting ready for sleep

Moscow is now becoming one of the fastest tourist destinations in the world. But do your homework, as a Visa for visiting is required ........ i waited many weeks and at a cost of $500 to obtain one for myself 



The city is situated on the banks of the Moskva River which has 49 bridges spanning across it and also canals from it 

Best time to visit is through the warm months of June, July and August with the average temperature of  22 C ( 72 F )

For much of its architectural history the city was dominated by Orthodox Churches