Susan jay walking. Jay walking is a 20 rouble fine (that's about 75 cents).
Here's an add for Charlotte's Web. This made me think of you, Grandma!
entrance to the flea market
raw meat in China Town
The Moscow Subway is beautiful. It has these statues all over.
another statue in the subway...
a dismal park with bears
another dismal park; This one is right down the road from our hostel
some sign; I don't know what it says, but it looks funny.
group photo in front of Saint Basil's on Red Square; This was supposed to be our "stoic Russian" photo, but Becca couldn't contain herself.
some golden cupolas in the distance
dessert/lunch at the Kofe Hauz stand in the GUM shopping center; Mine's the purple one. It was called "forest berry cheesecake". (Forest berries are either the same thing as blackberries, or something was lost in translation...) 150 roubles and delicious.
Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the distance (that's the one whose name I didn't know before)
another of the same cathedral; interesting side comment: Often in his widely acclaimed movie, Borat talks about his "khram" and grabs his crotch. Khram (Храм) in Russian actually means "church".
My last picture for the day is the sun making a brief appearance over a pirozhki stand.
7 comments:
It seems all China Towns hang raw meat! At least this one is cold. Hanging meat outdoors in New York City in July is even LESS appetizing!
I've heard about Moscow's subways and statues. First photos I've ever seen - they really are beautiful!!! Thanks!
Thanks for the exchange rate. That piece of dessert looks really good- lot better than the sausage pastry.
Is really gray there from the looks of your pics. Any snow?
Passed along your blog site to some teachers- hope they will send you a note.
Oh, you have to find out what that sign says- looks pretty funny.
CYA Pat's mom
Love the photos! St. Basil's looks specatcular. The Coffee House looks good, and a bargain, too. Sandy is right, everything looks gray. Is there ever any sun? What plays have you seen lately?
Colin, will you see any icons by Rublov? Have you visited any museums? The most famous one (Old Testament Trinity) is in the Tretyakov Gallery (is that right?) in Moscow. Will you go there?
Love ya mom
Thanks for the pictures! It looks so dreary - haven't you had any sunny days? How long are your days - about like here - or shorter? Also looks like no snow there either...
Comrade Colin!
If you get back to the flea market....
I checked w Chuba and the WWII Russian Red Star medals go for $35-75and up depending on condition, in the US./and on ebay. I have a pic posted at:
http://www.envisiondes.com/redstar.htm
apparently there are fakes around- knock offs go for $2-5.00, so if you are interested, be careful on what you buy.
If you can find them with the document book that was awarded with them, they are worth more- $75-100, maybe more, depending on medal etc.
The real ones have serial numbers and some words stamped into the back.
Apparently quite a market for them, tho!
On those Red Stars...
well- maybe worh more than $100. if you get the right ones:
see: http://www.collectrussia.com/DISPITEM.HTM?ITEM=15621
$34,000.
Karl
So, about that sign. I think I might know what it is. You know those signs in LA where it shows a family running and is supposed to warn people of other people running across the highway (Think back to that one Mind of Mencia episode)?! I'm thinking it's the Russian equivilant to that. Who it's supposed to warn the Russians about? I'm stumped on that one. Hope you're having a good time over there. If you get a chance you should post a pic of that hat you found me. Later!
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