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Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow, Russia
One of the things I did during my visit to Moscow was to visit the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics. With the help of my Russian roommate – Julia, I was able to organize my visit. Travelling by train from the Red Square area via Kitay-gorod to VDNKh station, I conveniently reached the museum after approximately thirteen minutes. VDNKh is the closest station to the complex, should you wish to travel by train. Services depart every ten minutes and it operates every day. Monument to the Conquerors of Space – Russia The Monument to the Conquerors of Space is a stunning 110-metre-high titanium spire erected in Moscow in 1964. It soars…
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GUM Department Store, Red Square
Moscow Gum Department store in Kitai-gorod facing the Red Square is the most glamorous and expensive shopping mall in Russia. Gum literally mean “main universal store“, was originally built in 1893. With its sky-high prices, to me it’s an excellent place to window shop and its collections of hundreds of exclusive boutiques and have a feel of being in this lavish shop for the rich and fortunate beings. This three-level glass-roofed state of the art building is quite exquisite and is well worth exploring even if you’re not literally buying anything. All the while, I had the impression that everything inside this enormous shopping mall was expensive until our eloquent…
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Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square Moscow
The Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, is probably the most prominent & recognizable Russian architecture and world-famous landmark. It is shaped like a rising flame with a strikingly ornate red brick building, crowned with colored onion domes. Most people would say and it’s obvious that it is not the building’s interior artifacts that attract visitors, but rather the Cathedral’s exterior distinctive architecture. It is originally known as Trinity Church, but now commonly known as St. Basil’s Cathedral or The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed; it is now serves as a museum. This Church is located in Red Square in Moscow built in 1555–1561, under the orders of Tsar Ivan IV,…
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The Church of the Savior of Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg
Built between 1883 and 1907, the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, with its official name, the Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, is conveniently located close to Nevsky Prospect. This Church has a similar grandeur and style to St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. With its beautiful mosaic, paintings and typical Russian architecture, it’s probably one of the most compelling site to see when visiting St Petersburg. For more details, please check my book INSPIRED TO TRAVEL; TRAVEL TO INSPIRE.
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Immense Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg
Peterhof Palace, also called the “Russian Versailles” is famous for its series of palaces, beautiful gardens, fountains and museums. Laid out on the orders of Tsar Peter the Great, it was officially opened on August 14, 1723. The palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Peterhof is a Dutch/German word meaning “Peter’s Court”. Peterhof Palace is a product of one man’s fascination with beauty and an obsession with greatness and grandeur apparently intensified after visiting and getting inspired by Versailles in France on 1717. More exquisite statues and fountains are along the axis from the palace to the pier. The truly imposing view of…
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
I always had a fascination of someday traveling to Russia that started in my high school days. With my minute knowledge, plus narratives learned from all sorts of media, on October 2015 my curiosity paved the way to finally travel to the “Largest country in the world” by land area, a super power, home to some of the most inspiring and brilliant races in the world. Russia, a former Soviet Union Country, now with its official name the “Russian Federation”, is covering more than one-eight of the Earth’s inhabited land area. My first stop was Pulkovo Airport in the country’s second-largest city Saint Petersburg that was founded by Tsar Peter…
