|
дядя миша's photostream |
|
Bring out the guns
The Tsar Cannon, located within the Moscow Kremlin, is the biggest cannon in the world. It was...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 15, 2012
|
Map
Snow on the domes
Real, worthwhile amounts of snow have arrived in Moscow and everything looks that little bit more...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 15, 2012
|
Map
Borodino memorial
The new memorial which stands opposite the field museum, surrounded by trenches over which the Russians and Germans fought in 1942.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 10, 2012
Spinning by the lake
The carousel in Gorky Park, Moscow, where it's far too cold to be whirled around, sits alone by the (just about) frozen lake.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
|
Map
Winter in the park
Moscow seems to be on a big drive to get people to get out more this winter and go to one of the many 'parks of rest and culture'.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
|
Map
Light up, light up
Sitting in a dark corner of Gorky Park, the lonely carousel needed a little help being lit up.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
|
Map
Lighting the way
Since the new mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, took over from the disgraced Yuri Luzhkov last year,...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
|
Map
Begging angels
Angel ice sculptures, their features made of rouble and kopeek coins, hold their hands aloft. Most have several roubles to show for their efforts.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
|
Map
Don't ask, don't tell
Some of the decorations in Gorky Park need a little explanation, which is not forthcoming.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
|
Map
What it's all about
The grand entrance to Gorky Park frames a yolka (pine) tree at the front of the park.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
|
Map
Totti
Messing around whilst bored in a really bad cafe in Vyborg.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012
|
Map
Orthodox Christmas
Close up of a friend's Christmas decorations at his place in St Petersburg, Russia, with the lovely lady in the background.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012
|
Map
Light me up
The Peter and Paul Fortress in St Petersburg, Russia, at night. The fortress is one of the oldest...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012
|
Map
Lighting the way
Chandeliers in the Peter and Paul Cathedral inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St Petersburg. The...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012
|
Map
On spilled blood
The uppermost domes of the Church on Spilled Blood in St Petersburg. The building was erected as a...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012
|
Map
Finally - snow!
It's been a particularly mild winter in Moscow, but on New Year's Day it snowed and we awoke to a city...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012
|
Map
Alone in the cold
The local kiosk owner seems to leave a pile of breadcrumbs out for the sparrows every morning, and I...
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012
|
Map
Kolomenskoe church
One of the many churches in Kolomenskoe park, which was created in the mid-16th century by Vasily III to commemorate the birth of his son.
All rights reserved
Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012
|
Map
