Tag: Russia federation

• 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…

  VIKTORIA JEAN

  December 25, 2013

  Europe, Moscow, Travel

  bargains, central moscow, dolls, flea, flea markets, guide, izmailovsky, kremlin, markets, matryoshka, Russia, Russia federation, russian, schlosse, shopping, tourist, Travel, wanderlust

• Travel-diary: Red Square, Moscow

  Hello from Moscow! It’s been raining a lot when we arrived, unfortunately we chose a damp, drizzly and cold summer day to go to Red Square at the heart of the city. BUT it was pretty much worth it. 80% of the architecture here have that Turkish/Middle Eastern influence, or perhaps it is the other…

  VIKTORIA JEAN

  September 10, 2013

  Europe, Landscape, Moscow, Pictures, Travel

  beauty, capital, drizzle, hats, influence, Landscape, Moscow, pretties, red square, Russia, Russia federation, sky, summer, unesco world heritage site