Last days in Russia

St Basils by Red Square

13th June Free day around Moscow
Had to go and buy new trainers after mine gave me blisters so badly I could hardly walk - don’t understand why as I’ve worn them on numerous trips! Prices are about the same as home and in fact often much more expensive.

Followed the Kremlin wall - not going in for tour until tomorrow - until we reached St Basil’s Cathedral. It is now a museum but it was difficult to see how a service could be conducted there as it’s totally different in lay out to other cathedrals we’ve been in. 

14th June
Today we went into the Kremlin with a guide. The first area we visited was the Armoury - full of very interesting artifacts including the boots of Peter the Great. Some of clothing was exquisite. Here they also have the second largest English silver collection. The Royal carriages were definitely over the top!

We passed the Palace on the way to Cathedral Square. The guide mentioned we were on the ABC (another bloody church!) tour. There were three in the square which were close to the palace so that the Tsars were able to walk to each church for each official ceremony.

We came out of the Kremlin & walked to Red Square - red in Russian means beautiful. The area was still blocked off after the Independence Day celebrations.

Now waiting to go to the railway stateion via the Metro to catch the overnight train to the Ukraine.