Danny; Moscow to Kaluga to Moscow, 6/28-29/13
We are on the train from Yaroslavl to Moscow this morning, a four hour trip heading back to perform an outdoor concert with the Moscow Symphony. We are returning from an overnight stay in Yaroslavl where we played on a Jazz cruise that took us down the Volga river towards the Caspian Sea. I'll be writing about that a little later, in the mean time let's get back to Red Square.
We walked from the Bolshoi towards the Kremlin and Red Square. You can see the old KGB building at the end of the street in the previous picture.
The Parliament building
the walls of the Kremlin and the portal into Red Square
One of the many beautiful churches the we have seen, this one by the Red Square.
One of the great Marshals that is a hero and instrumental in defeating Napoleon in the war if 1812
The guys walking along the lined parade route towards one of the recognizable buildings in the world.
It was built during the reign of Ivan the Terrible and when it was completed, he thought it the most beautiful of all buildings. He had the eyes of the architect gouged out so that it could never be duplicated anywhere else.
We also saw Lennin's tomb and the eternal flame.
I really felt like a tourist here in the same way I feel when I visit Washington D.C. There are many similarities between the Mall and Red square, but even more between the people who visit both places.
a grotto built using parts from earlier walls and antiquities of the area.
The beautiful gardens near the Kremlin. Russians love flowers.
Moscow at night is stunning and beautiful, we walked on into the night and reveled in all it's magnificence and wonder.
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