Christmas was lovely in Moscow, a truly white experience! Sheer beauty of the Kremlin (fortress) never fails to give me the chills. The best part, we inadvertently extended festive season. Aren't international flights kinda like time-travel? 12 hours ago it was Christmas Eve morning in Moscow as we boarded the 12-hour flight to Houston. Into… Continue reading Christmas at the Kremlin
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Moscow’s Winter Wonderland
My very own white Christmas at the Red Square in Moscow - a little bit of cultural walkabout in the wet cold! Somewhere within these walls, Lenin's Mausoleum houses the embalmed body of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union. I love the reds, the space, the neons that light it up at night,… Continue reading Moscow’s Winter Wonderland
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Stack ’em all Matryoshka Dolls
Christmas Markets at Izmailovsky on a Monday afternoon: surrounded by a coupla thousand pairs of eyes with thousands more nested within Russian Matryoshka Dolls. How adorable are these? These wooden dolls are carved and painted to resemble traditional Russian folklores, political movers and shakers, as well as pop culture rockstars. Izmailovsky peddles Soviet memorabilia, porcelain… Continue reading Stack ’em all Matryoshka Dolls
