Friday, April 2, 2010

Moscow Kremlin Tour

Hello Russian Enthusiasts,

...okay, most of you probably aren't Russian enthusiasts, but you enjoy reading about my adventures in Moscow right?

Anyway, Wednesday was our tour of the Kremlin, and it was great! We had a tour guide and our tour lasted 4 hours, so we saw basically everything that is available to the public. However, inside all of the buildings, churches, etc. in the Kremlin you are not allowed to take pictures so all I have are pictures of the outsides...still cool though. Ha. The coolest building we went into, in my opinion, was the Armory. It's basically a museum of everything once owned by the Tsars. Inside they have outfits that Peter the Great wore, and the dresses that the Tsarinas (wives of the Tsars) wore on their coronation and marriage. Also they have carriages that the royal family used to ride in and tons of weapons like rifles, pistols, sabers, swords, and also protective gear like helmets and chain-mail armor. But I don't have any pictures of that, only of the buildings and the grounds of the Kremlin. So here they are!

The Trinity Tower (AKA the tourist entrance to the Kremlin)
View of the Trinity Tower from inside the Kremlin.
View down one of the streets in the Kremlin.
View of some government buildings.
View of the arsenal. Tons and tons of cannons.
View down a street next to the arsenal. More and more cannons.
The Russian crest atop a building.
The Tsar Cannon. The largest cannon ever made, but never fired.
The Tsar Bell. The biggest bell ever made, but never rung.
Other side of the Tsar Bell. That piece broke off before it could be rung.
Ivan the Great Bell tower located on Cathedral Square.
Uspensky Cathedral.
Blagoveschensky Cathedral.
Archangel Cathedral.
...and that ends the photo tour. Hope you enjoyed :-)

7 comments:

  1. Dear Ben,
    Yes, I did enjoy the Kremlin tour. On your next tour though put a few pictures of you in front of all these buidlings. Pictures with you in are my favorites!!
    Hope you are well and classes are good.
    Happy Easter. We miss you!
    Love,
    Aunt Patti

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  2. Ben;
    brought back some good memories of last year....where did that big bell come from...I missed that last year....lots of sunshine,looks nice with the blue sky....Comrade Rick(yurri) is still watching your Red Sox..they open against the Yankees Sunday night..are you going to get tickets for Inter Milan/CSKA this coming Tues?

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  3. Great pics Ben, keep 'em coming! Now I feel like I've been to Russia :) And I agree about the blue sky, it's great to see that instead of the dusting of snow in some of your other pics.

    We'll miss you tomorrow (Holy Sat), but don't worry, I'd be happy to eat your share of paska (sp?)

    Take care Benny Boo Boo

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  4. Comrade Benny Boo Booo Boo,
    Red Sox vs Bronx Bombers....u r gonna miss it...
    Can u pass ride....I will get the txts...
    What part of Siberia did they send that guy
    who made the Bell!!??!! Think I may have seen
    him down here at the flea mkt...
    Peace,
    Colonel Yuriy

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  5. Hi Ben .... Good Morning
    Love the Kremlin tour. Have to agree with Aunt Patti - want to see you in the pics then they would be really awesome.
    Couple questions: You didn't break the bell, did you? I told you to look not touch when you go on these tours. Ha! Ha! Who is the young man by the cannon? The young lady by the bell?
    Reading your blog is great - keep updating :)
    You will be missed at Holy Saturday dinner.
    Miss you tons,
    Be safe and smart,
    May God Bless,
    Love,
    Mom

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  6. Счастливая Пасха! Надейтесь, что Вы имели большой день.

    p.s. Я нашел мою корзину перед Stacie. Мы говорили о том, как Вы имели обыкновение становиться настолько безумными, если Вы не могли бы найти вашу корзину перед церковью. Мисс Вы!

    love, kim and stacie. (how good is my russian)

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  7. Hi Ben! Great pictures and narratives, I'm learning more about Russia from your blog than I did in that chapter I read about it in World History when I was in high school...see you soon!
    Mrs. B

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