The Icons of Russia
Arriving in Moscow in the afternoon, Conor and I knew that we wouldn’t have enough time to explore Red Square before our evening at the ballet at the Bolshoi, so…
Photo Friday: First Impressions of Moscow
Moscow makes St. Petersburg look like Lubbock, Texas – the city is loud, huge and impersonal. Some streets through the city are seven lanes in one direction. Though not simply a…
St. Petersburg By the Numbers
3 – Forms of Transportation (train, bus, hydrofoil) 2 – Museums (The Hermitage, State Museum of Political History) 2 – Churches (Kazan Cathedral, Church of the Savior of Spilled Blood)…