Well, we finally made it to Moscow on Monday morning. We passed through the Ural mountains on the train from Yekaterinburg, officially taking us out of Asia for the first time since December 28th. We are now in the most populated city in continental Europe, officially at over eleven million people. This is our last city of 46 we've been to in 22 weeks. It is bittersweet in many ways. We are both so ready to be home, but at the same time very much enjoying reflecting on what an amazing lifetime experience this trip has been. This isn't the time for a travel seminar of course, so please enjoy the pictures.
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| Amazing gold domed cathedrals are all over Moscow. |
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| That's St. Basil's cathedral in the background! |
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| On the Moscow River on a perfect June day. |
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| Memorial and museum for Russia's "Great Patriotic War," known more popularly as WWII to us Americans. |
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| This subway escalator took about 4 minutes it was soooo long. |
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| I think it says KFC in Russian. |
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| Klaire |
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| Inside Red Square. |
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| A Padre in the Kremlin |
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| One of several beautiful Kremlin cathedrals. |
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| The Tsar's cannon weighs in at 40 tons. |
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| This Tsar's bell weighs in at 200 tons! That's 400,000 lbs! |
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| The not-so-secret, "secret" garden. |
Moscow is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen. Its so amazing, and honestly took me by surprise. It is certainly the financial, and cultural center of Russia. We would love to visit again in the winter sometime. As its stands with the perfect weather we've had, I would recommend it as a destination for anybody willing to go through the arduous visa application process. Claire and I are both so glad we did. What a terrific way to end our honeymoon!
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| See you all back in the USA! |
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