Donskoy Monastery Moscow – Tourist Attraction
DONSKOY MONASTERY Moscow We were finally in Moscow and first on our list was a visit to the Donskoy Monastery, not very far from where…
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DONSKOY MONASTERY Moscow We were finally in Moscow and first on our list was a visit to the Donskoy Monastery, not very far from where…
The Flying Dutchman – Ghost Ship. There is a legend about a ghost ship that can never reach port – the sails of the ship forever flapping…
A Horse Jumping show in Kaliningrad Horses are such magnificent and beautiful animals and I always admire them. Don`t ask me to get too close…
Tips for keeping your drinks cool at the beach. When we were in Russia last year we loved to go to the beach with our…
Old English Court Museum in Moscow. There are so many beautiful buildings in Moscow that you sometimes ignore the other “not-so-impressive” buildings like The Old…
Military tanks in south africa Military tanks have always been fascinating to me. I grew up in South Africa in the 1980`s, when we still…
The house where Andrey`s mom lives originally didn`t have a bathroom or inside toilet. When we visited in 2008 she finally agreed to build an inside bathroom.…
Shchi Traditional Russian Soup Shchi is a traditional Russian soup that dates back to the 9th century. Soup is very popular in Russia and because…
Kaliningrad weather and climate. It was really difficult to pack the right clothes when we visited Russia last year. To be honest I packed all…
Inside a Russian Orthodox Church. The architectural style of a Russian Orthodox Church is very different to that of a Western Church. The first thing…
Tips for not getting robbed while sleeping at an airport. Last year we found ourselves in an unfortunate situation – we missed our flight to…
Red Square closed for Events Imagine you have flown half-way around-the-world to see a very important touristy site and when you arrive, it is closed. We…
A Russian cat called Barsik. Mom`s cat Barsik, didn`t like us from the word go. He made it clear from the beginning that we were…
Monument dedicated to Minin and Pozharsky There is only one statue on Red Square (Krasnaya Ploshchad) and that is the Monument dedicated to Minin and…
The lucky dog in the Moscow Metro. I was looking forward to using the Moscow Metro again. It is a work of art! Unfortunately, there…