Wednesday 23 September 2009

2 Crazy days in Moscow……

I guess the whole adventure of Moscow actually started on the train…3 and half days to get from Irkutsk to Moscow by train… and yes we were on the fast one:)

It was actually lots of fun as we meet people from all over the world, including Big Miguel from Porto. He was in the Mongol Rally and his reputation was already spreading across the world (we had meet people who told us about him).

The train trip was great but I guess the 2 main highlights were: Rita got sick and from that moment every train stop we had Russian doctors on board checking up on her… that was really amazing…

The second highlight was not crossing the European Asian border… but the night with our Russian Friends… who did not speak any English but still wanted to share their Vodka and Smoked Fish with us… the more we drank the better we got on… I guess this is definition of the Tran Siberian… having some drinks with some fellow Russians and hoping for the best:) It actually was amazing and lots of fun, drinking, laughing, learning with them while their 5 year old child was asleep:) To tell you the truth… I don't drink much and do not particularly like to go over board with drinks but this night was no exception… however the next morning I figured out why people do this on a train, which initially was confusing me… surely with the drinking one would get sick sooner?! The answer is that after drinking you actually sleep much better and do not feel the bumps in the tracks… It was my best night on the train ever!!!!

 

Once we made it to Moscow… well what can I say…Moscow screams power and greatness in everything about it… the buildings, cars, women, people… EVERYTHING!!! I would argue that it is so clear that most of the power of “Mother Russia” is clearly in Moscow!!! That is why people say that Moscow is a different country! Never the less it is actually very beautiful and a wonderful place to go… I was truly amazed… not only by the Portuguese tourism adverts outside the Red Square but the greatness that the city represents! It is really worth while going and spending more time there to discover… The Metro is by far the best designed Metro system that I have ever been to… the stations are like museums, it is cheap and it can move more people than any other Subway system in the world… something like 8 Million tickets are sold per day….. 8 Million! The night life is also something worth mentioning… but some things are best to be discovered on your own without me spoiling the surprise:)

 

This entry is too long… so I am going to finish it with a single impression of Moscow: AMAZING:) Spending money on getting a visa is really worth it!!!!

 

Moscow 2009

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