Day 6 – Moscow

First view of Moscow.

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The station.

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Hotel lobby.

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My room.

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With a view from the 12th floor.

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The hotel (one of four) was built to house athletes during the 1980 Olympics.

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Going underground.

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The Bolshoi Theatre.

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Russian Parliament.

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State Historical Museum.

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First view of (dark) Red Square.

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St. Basils and the Kremlin wall.

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I was there.

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Lenin’s tomb.

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Other side of Red Square is the GUM department store.

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Moskva river.

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Place where Boris Nemtsov (leader of the opposition) was assassinated. (Equivalent to a shooting on Westminster Bridge just before Big Ben.)

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Inside GUM department store.

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FSB (KGB).

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Next year – the world cup.

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GUM is a very big department store.

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Going into the Kremlin.

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State Kremlin Palace.

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Trinity tower.

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Saviour Gate Tower.

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Putin’s office.

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Tsar bell.

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On the Metro.

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Moscow State University.

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Olympic Stadium.

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Moscow by Night.

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Novodevichy Convent.

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Red square was closed.

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Day 7 – Moscow

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