Myself and Cynthia took a walk from Gorky Park to Red Square at the weekend. It was a cold (-24c) but very beautiful day, with not a cloud in the sky. We first started our walk Oktiabrskaya Metro and walked towards Gorky Park.
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| A beautiful church at Oktiabrskay |
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| Lenin Statue at Oktiabrskaya |
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| Moscow traffic - It is manic all the time!! |
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| Lenin Statue at Oktiabrskaya |
We visited Gorky Park which is a amusement park in Moscow. It is popular in the summer for concerts and in the winter for ice-skating and ice-sculptures. The park also has kids rides and amusements all year round. The park opened in the late 1920s and is located at Krymsky Val and is situated alongside the Moscow River. It is the park used in the film and novel "Gorky Park".
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| Ice Sculptures |
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| Entrance to Gorky Park |
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| Gorky Park |
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| Coins for good luck sticking to the ice-scultures |
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| Gorky Park |
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| Looking rather cold at Gorky Park |
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| A russian aircraft exhibition in the park. The tradition Soviet style flats in the background. |
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| Another Russian plane. |
From Gorky Park, we then walked along the Moscow River.
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| The famous frozen Moscow River |
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| Government building with the bronze soliders on the top. |
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| Cannon outside the Government building. |
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| St David's church |
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| Christ our Saviour Cathedral from the distance |
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| Peter the Great - statue |
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| Some tradition Russian buildings. |
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| Early evening in Moscow |
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| A huge chocolate factory that I want to visit! |
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| You never get bored of the view of the Kremlin. |
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| The Moscow River |
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| Kremlin |
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| One of my favourite photographs of Christ our Saviour Cathedral |
I must admit I have quite enjoyed January compared to December. Although it is colder, it is also much lighter and I am enjoying the extra hour or so of daylight.
