It was our final day in Moscow and we were heading back to St. Pete that afternoon. We decided to visit a land mark in Red Square: Lenin's tomb. It is basically a mausoleum that you walk through that holds Lenin's embalmed body. You can only spend so much time there before they usher you on. It was so dark inside and a bit hard to see. There were some guards inside too, and I have to say, it was pretty interesting! The guy has been dead since 1922, but he still looks scary. He just has one of those intimidating faces. Maybe it's the eyebrows?? Haha. It was nice to be able to do it for free and not have to wait in a massive line! When you are coming out of the mausoleum, you pass by some graves of important people. One of them was Joseph Stalin, and I should have taken a picture. But I cracked up because after I pointed out his grave to Kelsey, she whispered, "No one likes you..." Haha it was so funny.
After we took some more pictures around Red Square and in front of Lenin's tomb, the other girls decided they wanted to go hang out at one of the local mini malls. I really wanted to see the Kremlin, so I went by myself. I just wandered around the outside part of the Kremlin and took some pictures of the cathedrals. Some of them were really amazing inside, but sadly I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside. One of them was called Cathedral of the Archangel, and it held the tombs of 14 Russian Tsars, Princes, and Emperors! The other cathedrals I went in were called Patriarch's Palace and the Church of the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles of the Moscow Kremlin. Long name, huh? And I looked around the Museum of Applied Art and Everyday Life of the 17th Century Russia. Also, a long name... It included the personal belongings of the Patriarchs, precious dishes, pocket watches, clocks, needle work, embroidery, manuscripts and old printed bibles. So, basically a lot of stuff! The pocket watched were really cool and I would have loved to have reached in and grabbed one for myself!
After I was done at the Kremlin, Victoria and I ate at the most awesome Sbarro restaurant I've ever seen. It was much more than pizza. It was a huge buffet with all kinds of food! We just talked and ate for a bit before heading back to the airport.
I would have loved to have spent more time in Moscow, but I am glad I got to see two of the main areas! I would LOVE to visit more of Moscow some day in the future!
Lenin's Mausoleum
Victoria, Kelsey, Me, and Kristin
After we took some more pictures around Red Square and in front of Lenin's tomb, the other girls decided they wanted to go hang out at one of the local mini malls. I really wanted to see the Kremlin, so I went by myself. I just wandered around the outside part of the Kremlin and took some pictures of the cathedrals. Some of them were really amazing inside, but sadly I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside. One of them was called Cathedral of the Archangel, and it held the tombs of 14 Russian Tsars, Princes, and Emperors! The other cathedrals I went in were called Patriarch's Palace and the Church of the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles of the Moscow Kremlin. Long name, huh? And I looked around the Museum of Applied Art and Everyday Life of the 17th Century Russia. Also, a long name... It included the personal belongings of the Patriarchs, precious dishes, pocket watches, clocks, needle work, embroidery, manuscripts and old printed bibles. So, basically a lot of stuff! The pocket watched were really cool and I would have loved to have reached in and grabbed one for myself!
I would have loved to have spent more time in Moscow, but I am glad I got to see two of the main areas! I would LOVE to visit more of Moscow some day in the future!
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