Sunday, June 29, 2008

Souvenir market


Markets are always interesting places for tourists too and so we decided to spend the rest of the afternoon in Izmailovsky park. There is always many interesting things to se and maybe some souvenirs to buy too. It is also perfect place to take some colourful photos. Ooooh, I love markets!

Aeroflot pilot





You can also found for example old Aeroflot airplanes from VDNH...

All-Russian exhibition Centre






One of the city's main tourist attractions during in Soviet times was VDNH (Exhibition of Ecomonic Achievements of the USSR). Now it has become All-Russian exhibition centre and it can be found close to VDNH metro station. This huge exhibition area is quite interesting place to visit because of the Soviet time architecture... 

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Pushkin cafe





Pushkin cafe can be found close to Pushkin square and it is one of the best restaurants in Moscow...

City hall



Moscow city hall can be found from Tveskaya ulitsa, opposite to Tveskaya square...

As a tourist guide in Kremlin




My first guests in July arrived this morning at 8.30 am with train from Finland. Ater the breakfast we went to see the number one tourist attraction in Moscow – the Kremlin.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Evening lights of Moscow river






During the cruise we saw many famous sites such as Kremlin, Moscow university, Luzniki park, statue of Peter the Great, old space ship, traditional chocolate factory...

River cruise






River cruice at the Moscow river (reka).  

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Football semifinals



It is quite difficult to miss that tonight will be the the Euro cup semifinal match between Russian and Spain...

KinoTaki




One good and reasonably priced japanese restaurant at Tverskaya ulitsa... 

New haircut





It had been a while since I had seen my hairdresser and it was almost disaster with my hair... So, I was asking my Russian friends if they know any good hairdressers...

Monday, June 23, 2008

Okroshka



Okroshka...

Eat & Talk


Eat & Talk cafe is located close to Biblioteka imeni Lenina metro station...

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Pics from Kamczatka






After the market we went to japanese Menza cafe to get some of our lots energy back...

Around Gorbushka area




You can also find this colourful, round building close to Gorbushka market. It's the centre of fold music, owned by the famous Russian singer Ludmila Rumina. Around the market area it is quite easy to find people to chat with too. This Ukrainian man selling wooded things was for example very willing to speak with us...

Gorbushka market






Gorbushka market close to Bagrationovskaya (blue line) metro station.