Theme Day: My favorite part of town

Red Square is definitely my favorite part of Moscow. You see, I'm an American girl living here teaching English. To me, it's really special, as it was the first major landmark in Moscow I saw. I still remember walking through the gates and seeing the beautiful onion domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral  for the first time. I love coming here and just wandering around, staring at centuries of history. Needless to say, almost 1.5 years later, the novelty still hasn't worn off!
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Now, for a little tour - on the right side, you can see part of the Kremlin wall and the Spasskaya Tower with it's iconic clock. At the end, there's the beautiful Saint Basil's Cathedral. On the left side, not very visible in this picture, there's the big shopping mall GUM, all lit up at night. Currently, there's also an ice skating rink which I absolutely love skating on! At the other end, there's the State History Museum in the center, and more of the Kremlin off to the left. The right side shows more of the ice skating rink.

Hope you enjoyed the tour!

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Up close

This is the tallest tower of Saint Basil's Cathedral, as seen by my camera's wonderful zoom lens :)

Just look at all the details! Make sure to click on the picture to view it full size.

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Inside

Here's a shot of the inside of Saint Basil's Cathedral. The photo on the left is what it looks like when I used the flash on my camera and then brightened it in photoshop, and the picture on the right is what it looks like when you see it. Both are wonderful, but the details and colors truly stand out in the brightened photo! Click on both pictures to make them larger so that you can enjoy all the little details of this hallway.

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Snipets of the Kremlin

This is my first post here, so I thought I would share one of the pictures I took on my first day out and about in Moscow. I arrived late Wednesday evening, and didn't have any time to explore the city until Sunday! It was a great day though, the sun decided to visit! I spent a few hours enjoying the blue sky and just wandering around the city. This is taken from the opposite side of the Moscow River. I just love the way St. Basil's Cathedral (far right) is peeking through the trees!