Thursday, June 2, 2011

Moscow - Sites and Sights



I know. I did not think a Jaguar would be my first pick for a sight in Moscow.  But I have rarely seen so many luxury cars in one city.  I have noticed more Bentleys here than anywhere else.




Where are we ?  What happened to my cold war stereotype.  In the area of our hotel, there was every designer shop you could think of.





At first glance, I  thought this was a picture of a Russian grandmother.  But, it is a photo of Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.  There were ads for rock's greatest in many areas: Eric Clapton, Led Zepplin.






Fortunately, there were also traditional Russian handicrafts in weekend markets, underground subway passages and outdoor stalls.






Isn't it incredible to think these figures are all handpainted?






Russians have a great love for the arts. On the outside of many buildings in our area, there were replicas of great works in the national museums to entice people to go there.






One of the most popular drinks is this soda made from fermented rye bread.  It even has a minor alcohol content of something like .001.  Our guide asked if we wanted to try it .  Did we ?




These stands are the street " hotdog stands" of Moscow.  They had better be good.  They are competing with the 150 McDonalds in the country.






There are also barbeque stands that serve all kinds of meat wrapped in a type of pita bread.  My friend asked if we wanted to try some.  He said "he had not gotten sick yet". What do you think?  Did we try it?



Medi and I were surprised at how fashionable the Russian ladies were.  Everywhere we looked it seemed a  fashionable lady  was either














coming...



or






going ......

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