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Russia
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Here we are on the plane on the flight from Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany. From Frankfurt we took another flight on to Moscow. |
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We were met by our guide, Tanya, outside the Moscow airport. She was with us for our week in Moscow. Then in St. Petersburg we had a different guide. |
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The sign outside our hotel in Moscow. The main part of the sign says "Gastinitsa Arbat" or Arbat Hotel. |
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The outside of the Arbat Hotel, which was located a few hundred meters from Old Arbat Street, which in recent years has been turned into a pedestrian mall. (For more on Old Arbat Street, see the Street Scenes section.) |
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Moscow has very keep subway lines, which were purportedly built to double as bomb shelters. Consequently, there are long escalators! |
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Moscow's subway also has a reputation for beautiful stations. This is Kievskaya Station. If you're interested in seeing more pictures of the Moscow subway system (supposedly the busiest in the world) check out this website. |
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We took the overnight train from Moscow to St. Petersburg. We arrived in the early morning sun. The train says "Krasnaya Strela" which means "red arrow." It is the non-stop express line from Moscow to St. Petersburg. |
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Another view of the train. |
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The Oktyabrskaya Hotel, our residence for the week in St. Petersburg. It was big. |
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| Go on to the Street Scenes page. |
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