Moscow with H&K: Part One

So. Many. Photos.   While this is definitely a good thing, it also means that it is going to take some time to sort through it all.  I have decided to share photos and stories from our vacation in pieces.  Hope you enjoy!

As much fun as it was to explore St. Petersburg, I was so excited to show Heather and Kevin where we live.

These photos are from the first part of our time in Moscow, from 30 December to 2 January.  We spent our time exploring, eating, and lounging; finding plenty of time for all three.  Some of the highlights from these days were dinners at Taras Bulba and Khachapuri, drinks at Help Bar and Dolka Bar, a metro tour (this will have its own post), taking a midnight stroll on New Year’s Eve, and visiting the main collection at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts.

This post is overdue, so here are the photos!

Reminder: the photos are a mix of all of our photos, so big thanks to Ben, Heather, and Kevin for their contributions.  See below for the gallery!

до свидания!

New Year’s Tree in Pushkin Square

Ice on the river

Church a Belorusskaya

Ringing in the new year with a furry bottle of vodka

Tverskaya on New Year’s Eve

Our blurry midnight kiss

Heather and Kevin’s midnight kiss

“Ugly Peter” (Peter the Great monument)

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

Happy New Year!

Kevin posing with a bus station ad

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts

Amazing window display at Dolka Bar

Cocktail and free champagne at Dolka Bar

Disco ball in the bathroom at Dolka Bar

New Year’s tree at Hotel Metropol

200-ton Karl Marx monument

New Year’s tree outside the Bolshoi Theatre

Bolshoi Theatre

Gingerbread house at Hotel Metropol

New Year’s decorations at Hotel Metropol

Wall/entrance to the Kremlin

Entrance to Red Square

Kevin and Heather in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square

Kazan Cathedral in Red Square

Red Square

GUM Department Store in Red Square

Red Square

Dog in a patriotic snowsuit

Dinner at Khachapuri