For two cities located just 632.59km apart in the same same country, St. Petersburg and Moscow could not be more different.
While St Petersburg had an air of history and elegance, Moscow felt like communism, or at least what I believe communism would feel like: expansive streets, ominous tall houses looming over you wherever you looked and police everywhere. As a Canadian, it wasn't something I ever expected walking into the capital of the world's biggest country. But, I rolled with the punches. By the end of our three day stay I was used to walking through metal detectors and showing the contents of my purse to police to access to public places, like the Kremlin.
Even with the police presence throughout the city, we were still able to fill our days with sightseeing (although sadly we couldn't get into Red Square, which was closed; therefore denying me the chance to see Lenin's Mausoleum), museum visits, and guided tours of statue park (where communist statues are kept) and of the Moscow subway, complete with communist era propaganda mosaics.
Not at all what I was expecting, but cool nonetheless.
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| One of Moscow's seven tall houses |
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| The Kremlin walls |
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| Gardens outside the Kremlin |
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| One of the many police security lines I went through during my stay |
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| St. Basil's |
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| As close as I could get to Red Square, which was closed all three days we were in Moscow |
What I Wore
For our night out in Moscow we had VIP service at Pacha nightclub, and for this I thought there was no better time than to pull out the purple jeans.
Moscow was ready for purple jeans!
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| Top - Aritzia; Jeans - Forever 21; Heels & Clutch - Aldo |
Now, I'm not normally a club girl; I used to be, but have grown out of that stage. But, that didn't stop me from dancing, singing and laughing until 5 am. It made for a very long last day in Moscow, but it was certainly one of the nights I will never forget.
Much like this entire trip!
I hope you've enjoyed my Travel Diary this week.
I'm now taking suggestions on where to travel to next - the travel bug has bitten and it's bitten hard!
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