| Moscow 7 to 9 June 2008 |
About noon our cruise ship docked at the riverboat terminal in the northwestern outskirts of
Moscow. By bus we viewed some of the touristic highlights of the city.
Moscow. By bus we viewed some of the touristic highlights of the city.
After the bus tour we went on a walking tour of the Kremlin. The Kremlin is the walled
central area of Moscow containing numerous historic government buildings and churches, as
well as several paved open areas suitable for parades and processions. The part of the
Kremlin we most enjoyed was the magnificent St. Basil's Cathedral with several beautiful
domes and gables. Immediately below are several views of that historic church.
central area of Moscow containing numerous historic government buildings and churches, as
well as several paved open areas suitable for parades and processions. The part of the
Kremlin we most enjoyed was the magnificent St. Basil's Cathedral with several beautiful
domes and gables. Immediately below are several views of that historic church.
Front entrance of St. Basil's Cathedral, in Moscow's Kremlin.
View right side.
Two tourists at rear of
St. Basil's Cathedral.
St. Basil's Cathedral.
In Russia it is customary that on their wedding day the couple and bridal party take a tour
of the city's leading tourist spots, accompanied by a photographer. We saw several such
occasions.
of the city's leading tourist spots, accompanied by a photographer. We saw several such
occasions.
Bridal party stretch limo at the Kremlin.
Friends of the bride and groom at the Kremlin.
Wedding party at the Kremlin.
The following day, 8 June, Virginia and I explored the central part of Moscow on our own.
Food court of an underground multi-level
shopping mall near the Kremlin.
shopping mall near the Kremlin.
The former GUM Department
Store, now a shopping mall.
Store, now a shopping mall.
Inside the shopping mall in the
former GUM Department Store.
former GUM Department Store.
Changing of the guard at the memorial honoring the
twenty million Russians killed in World War II.
twenty million Russians killed in World War II.
Moscow River viewed from our bus.
Memorial arch in a Moscow park.
View through our cabin's porthole.
On the morning of 9 June we went by bus to Moscow's Sheremetievo Airport for our Finnair
flight to Helsinki, connecting there with another Finnair flight to New York. The end of our
Russian tour/cruise.
flight to Helsinki, connecting there with another Finnair flight to New York. The end of our
Russian tour/cruise.