Moscow January 2007Photos and comments from an epic journey traveling most of the world. I begin in Chicago in January of 2007 and fly to Moscow and then travel across Siberia and the Gobi desert to Beijing. Photos, posts, commentary & thoughts to follow...http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/train1/117546107_KqFBq-Ti.jpghttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/gallery/2252365_z2opU/2007-01-07T21:15:40ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugThe journey begins with a few small steps... this is the cover page for my train ticket. It basically says that the train leaves from from Yaroslavsky Station at 21:35. on January 9th.
...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />The journey begins with a few small steps... this is the cover page for my train ticket. It basically says that the train leaves from from Yaroslavsky Station at 21:35. on January 9th.
...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#117546107_KqFBq" title="The journey begins with a few small steps... this is the cover page for my train ticket. It basically says that the train leaves from from Yaroslavsky Station at 21:35. on January 9th.
..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/train1/117546107_KqFBq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="67" alt="The journey begins with a few small steps... this is the cover page for my train ticket. It basically says that the train leaves from from Yaroslavsky Station at 21:35. on January 9th.
..." title="The journey begins with a few small steps... this is the cover page for my train ticket. It basically says that the train leaves from from Yaroslavsky Station at 21:35. on January 9th.
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Some friends were considering ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/train2/117546112_ucaqT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="69" alt="The reservation page of the train ticket - saying that I'm taking train 004Z (0043A), am in carriage #9, am traveling in 1st class, and have berths 11 and 12. Some friends were considering ..." title="The reservation page of the train ticket - saying that I'm taking train 004Z (0043A), am in carriage #9, am traveling in 1st class, and have berths 11 and 12. Some friends were considering ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-15T03:47:21Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/train2/117546112_ucaqT-Th.jpgCoupled with the last two parts, this is the actual train ticket - it reiterates much of what is on the reservation page an details some of the major cities along the way - Moscow, Perm, Eka ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Coupled with the last two parts, this is the actual train ticket - it reiterates much of what is on the reservation page an details some of the major cities along the way - Moscow, Perm, Eka ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#117546119_PuXBV" title="Coupled with the last two parts, this is the actual train ticket - it reiterates much of what is on the reservation page an details some of the major cities along the way - Moscow, Perm, Eka ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/train3/117546119_PuXBV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="69" alt="Coupled with the last two parts, this is the actual train ticket - it reiterates much of what is on the reservation page an details some of the major cities along the way - Moscow, Perm, Eka ..." title="Coupled with the last two parts, this is the actual train ticket - it reiterates much of what is on the reservation page an details some of the major cities along the way - Moscow, Perm, Eka ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-15T03:47:06Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/train3/117546119_PuXBV-Th.jpgMy Chinese visa. I use Travel Document Systems in Washington DC to facilitate ordering my visas - I could have done it on my own, but imho, it's much easier to use a service. www.traveldoc ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />My Chinese visa. I use Travel Document Systems in Washington DC to facilitate ordering my visas - I could have done it on my own, but imho, it's much easier to use a service. www.traveldoc ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#118362058_RkvCw" title="My Chinese visa. I use Travel Document Systems in Washington DC to facilitate ordering my visas - I could have done it on my own, but imho, it's much easier to use a service. www.traveldoc ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/Chinese-Visa/118362058_RkvCw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="My Chinese visa. I use Travel Document Systems in Washington DC to facilitate ordering my visas - I could have done it on my own, but imho, it's much easier to use a service. www.traveldoc ..." title="My Chinese visa. I use Travel Document Systems in Washington DC to facilitate ordering my visas - I could have done it on my own, but imho, it's much easier to use a service. www.traveldoc ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-15T02:41:46Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/Chinese-Visa/118362058_RkvCw-Th.jpgAnd my Russian visa. I was a little worried about how fast this one would be turned around, but TDS received my submission on 5 December and you can see that the Russian consulate issued it ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />And my Russian visa. I was a little worried about how fast this one would be turned around, but TDS received my submission on 5 December and you can see that the Russian consulate issued it ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#118362068_GkNTn" title="And my Russian visa. I was a little worried about how fast this one would be turned around, but TDS received my submission on 5 December and you can see that the Russian consulate issued it ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/Russian-Visa/118362068_GkNTn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="And my Russian visa. I was a little worried about how fast this one would be turned around, but TDS received my submission on 5 December and you can see that the Russian consulate issued it ..." title="And my Russian visa. I was a little worried about how fast this one would be turned around, but TDS received my submission on 5 December and you can see that the Russian consulate issued it ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-15T02:47:07Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/Russian-Visa/118362068_GkNTn-Th.jpgThis is a a high-level view of the route that I'll take on the Trans Siberian - actually, it's probably more correct to call it the Trans Mongolian. Today is 12/31 and I take off on 1/4. C ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />This is a a high-level view of the route that I'll take on the Trans Siberian - actually, it's probably more correct to call it the Trans Mongolian. Today is 12/31 and I take off on 1/4. C ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#120025091_sJiGY" title="This is a a high-level view of the route that I'll take on the Trans Siberian - actually, it's probably more correct to call it the Trans Mongolian. Today is 12/31 and I take off on 1/4. C ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/Trans-Siberian-Map/120025091_sJiGY-Th-1.gif" width="150" height="88" alt="This is a a high-level view of the route that I'll take on the Trans Siberian - actually, it's probably more correct to call it the Trans Mongolian. Today is 12/31 and I take off on 1/4. C ..." title="This is a a high-level view of the route that I'll take on the Trans Siberian - actually, it's probably more correct to call it the Trans Mongolian. Today is 12/31 and I take off on 1/4. C ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-09T06:22:04Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/Trans-Siberian-Map/120025091_sJiGY-Th-1.gifIt's been a pretty long day - this is the Aeroflot flight from Warsaw to Moscow - I almost missed it. The LOT flight from Chicago to Warsaw sat on the ground for an extra two hours last nigh ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />It's been a pretty long day - this is the Aeroflot flight from Warsaw to Moscow - I almost missed it. The LOT flight from Chicago to Warsaw sat on the ground for an extra two hours last nigh ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121179313_iuDmq" title="It's been a pretty long day - this is the Aeroflot flight from Warsaw to Moscow - I almost missed it. The LOT flight from Chicago to Warsaw sat on the ground for an extra two hours last nigh ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1797/121179313_iuDmq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="It's been a pretty long day - this is the Aeroflot flight from Warsaw to Moscow - I almost missed it. The LOT flight from Chicago to Warsaw sat on the ground for an extra two hours last nigh ..." title="It's been a pretty long day - this is the Aeroflot flight from Warsaw to Moscow - I almost missed it. The LOT flight from Chicago to Warsaw sat on the ground for an extra two hours last nigh ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:59:30Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1797/121179313_iuDmq-Th.jpg2007-01-05 04:23:27Thankfully, they were in the same terminal - although I *almost* got on a flight to Vilnius by mitake...! doh! Good thing I made some friends on the Chicago to Warsaw flight who happened to ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Thankfully, they were in the same terminal - although I *almost* got on a flight to Vilnius by mitake...! doh! Good thing I made some friends on the Chicago to Warsaw flight who happened to ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121179372_d7pcX" title="Thankfully, they were in the same terminal - although I *almost* got on a flight to Vilnius by mitake...! doh! Good thing I made some friends on the Chicago to Warsaw flight who happened to ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1798/121179372_d7pcX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Thankfully, they were in the same terminal - although I *almost* got on a flight to Vilnius by mitake...! doh! Good thing I made some friends on the Chicago to Warsaw flight who happened to ..." title="Thankfully, they were in the same terminal - although I *almost* got on a flight to Vilnius by mitake...! doh! Good thing I made some friends on the Chicago to Warsaw flight who happened to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:59:28Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1798/121179372_d7pcX-Th.jpg2007-01-05 04:23:32Another shot of the Tu154 we flew to Moscow... I was pretty surprised (ok, I wasn't) how many things were falling off this plane...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Another shot of the Tu154 we flew to Moscow... I was pretty surprised (ok, I wasn't) how many things were falling off this plane...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121179443_jK7Ah" title="Another shot of the Tu154 we flew to Moscow... I was pretty surprised (ok, I wasn't) how many things were falling off this plane..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1799/121179443_jK7Ah-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Another shot of the Tu154 we flew to Moscow... I was pretty surprised (ok, I wasn't) how many things were falling off this plane..." title="Another shot of the Tu154 we flew to Moscow... I was pretty surprised (ok, I wasn't) how many things were falling off this plane..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T22:00:42Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1799/121179443_jK7Ah-Th.jpg2007-01-05 04:24:30that looks nice & clean & hygienic, right?<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />that looks nice & clean & hygienic, right?</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121179589_SkEV5" title="that looks nice & clean & hygienic, right?"><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1800/121179589_SkEV5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="that looks nice & clean & hygienic, right?" title="that looks nice & clean & hygienic, right?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:59:01Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1800/121179589_SkEV5-Th.jpg2007-01-05 04:26:00Apparently they've got this new braking system on the TU-154s - all the seats slam forward upon landing. I actually was zonked out and had the Zune MP3 player cranked - I had no idea we wer ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Apparently they've got this new braking system on the TU-154s - all the seats slam forward upon landing. I actually was zonked out and had the Zune MP3 player cranked - I had no idea we wer ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121179717_8FaPq" title="Apparently they've got this new braking system on the TU-154s - all the seats slam forward upon landing. I actually was zonked out and had the Zune MP3 player cranked - I had no idea we wer ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1801/121179717_8FaPq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Apparently they've got this new braking system on the TU-154s - all the seats slam forward upon landing. I actually was zonked out and had the Zune MP3 player cranked - I had no idea we wer ..." title="Apparently they've got this new braking system on the TU-154s - all the seats slam forward upon landing. I actually was zonked out and had the Zune MP3 player cranked - I had no idea we wer ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T05:02:44Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1801/121179717_8FaPq-Th.jpg2007-01-05 06:10:09A better shot of the same thing...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />A better shot of the same thing...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121179915_vxxvC" title="A better shot of the same thing..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1802/121179915_vxxvC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A better shot of the same thing..." title="A better shot of the same thing..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T05:11:57Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1802/121179915_vxxvC-Th.jpg2007-01-05 06:10:20I'm really proud of myself this evening - rather than spending $100 USD on a car service to pick me up at the airport and drop me at the hotel, I took the #851 bus - which I picked up right ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />I'm really proud of myself this evening - rather than spending $100 USD on a car service to pick me up at the airport and drop me at the hotel, I took the #851 bus - which I picked up right ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121180020_9fQ7P" title="I'm really proud of myself this evening - rather than spending $100 USD on a car service to pick me up at the airport and drop me at the hotel, I took the #851 bus - which I picked up right ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1803/121180020_9fQ7P-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I'm really proud of myself this evening - rather than spending $100 USD on a car service to pick me up at the airport and drop me at the hotel, I took the #851 bus - which I picked up right ..." title="I'm really proud of myself this evening - rather than spending $100 USD on a car service to pick me up at the airport and drop me at the hotel, I took the #851 bus - which I picked up right ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:57:23Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1803/121180020_9fQ7P-Th.jpg2007-01-05 07:26:46oh yeah, how much? I thought the fare was 13 rubles but I gave the bus driver 20 and got nothing in return - so maybe it's 20 rubles. And, uh, those 7 rubles? About $0.26. So, all in all, ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />oh yeah, how much? I thought the fare was 13 rubles but I gave the bus driver 20 and got nothing in return - so maybe it's 20 rubles. And, uh, those 7 rubles? About $0.26. So, all in all, ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121180149_AqS2d" title="oh yeah, how much? I thought the fare was 13 rubles but I gave the bus driver 20 and got nothing in return - so maybe it's 20 rubles. And, uh, those 7 rubles? About $0.26. So, all in all, ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1804/121180149_AqS2d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="oh yeah, how much? I thought the fare was 13 rubles but I gave the bus driver 20 and got nothing in return - so maybe it's 20 rubles. And, uh, those 7 rubles? About $0.26. So, all in all, ..." title="oh yeah, how much? I thought the fare was 13 rubles but I gave the bus driver 20 and got nothing in return - so maybe it's 20 rubles. And, uh, those 7 rubles? About $0.26. So, all in all, ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:59:10Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1804/121180149_AqS2d-Th.jpg2007-01-05 07:27:03Rechnoy Vokzal metro station<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Rechnoy Vokzal metro station</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121180254_NixHt" title="Rechnoy Vokzal metro station"><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1805/121180254_NixHt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Rechnoy Vokzal metro station" title="Rechnoy Vokzal metro station" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:59:21Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1805/121180254_NixHt-Th.jpg2007-01-05 07:27:59System Map in Rechnoy Vokzal metro station.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />System Map in Rechnoy Vokzal metro station.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121180320_AJaY9" title="System Map in Rechnoy Vokzal metro station."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1806/121180320_AJaY9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="System Map in Rechnoy Vokzal metro station." title="System Map in Rechnoy Vokzal metro station." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T22:00:02Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1806/121180320_AJaY9-Th.jpg2007-01-05 07:32:16Well... I made great time into the city - but walked around for about an hour looking for my hotel. The hotel is just off of Tverskaya, but back a few blocks. I thought I knew where it was ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Well... I made great time into the city - but walked around for about an hour looking for my hotel. The hotel is just off of Tverskaya, but back a few blocks. I thought I knew where it was ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121180522_2mtCb" title="Well... I made great time into the city - but walked around for about an hour looking for my hotel. The hotel is just off of Tverskaya, but back a few blocks. I thought I knew where it was ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1808/121180522_2mtCb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Well... I made great time into the city - but walked around for about an hour looking for my hotel. The hotel is just off of Tverskaya, but back a few blocks. I thought I knew where it was ..." title="Well... I made great time into the city - but walked around for about an hour looking for my hotel. The hotel is just off of Tverskaya, but back a few blocks. I thought I knew where it was ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:59:58Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1808/121180522_2mtCb-Th.jpg2007-01-05 09:15:33To put this in perspective, I was within 1/4 mile of the hotel from the time I got off the metro to when I found the hotel.
The last time I called the hotel they told me to look for the " ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />To put this in perspective, I was within 1/4 mile of the hotel from the time I got off the metro to when I found the hotel.
The last time I called the hotel they told me to look for the " ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121180661_AKLm2" title="To put this in perspective, I was within 1/4 mile of the hotel from the time I got off the metro to when I found the hotel.
The last time I called the hotel they told me to look for the " ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1809/121180661_AKLm2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="To put this in perspective, I was within 1/4 mile of the hotel from the time I got off the metro to when I found the hotel.
The last time I called the hotel they told me to look for the " ..." title="To put this in perspective, I was within 1/4 mile of the hotel from the time I got off the metro to when I found the hotel.
The last time I called the hotel they told me to look for the " ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:58:21Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1809/121180661_AKLm2-Th.jpg2007-01-05 09:15:42So... it's the next day. That big red building in the background? City Hall. Those huge gates? Those were the ones that were shut & locked last night. Funny, though, as they serve no real ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />So... it's the next day. That big red building in the background? City Hall. Those huge gates? Those were the ones that were shut & locked last night. Funny, though, as they serve no real ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121581599_hHKeN" title="So... it's the next day. That big red building in the background? City Hall. Those huge gates? Those were the ones that were shut & locked last night. Funny, though, as they serve no real ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1810/121581599_hHKeN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="So... it's the next day. That big red building in the background? City Hall. Those huge gates? Those were the ones that were shut & locked last night. Funny, though, as they serve no real ..." title="So... it's the next day. That big red building in the background? City Hall. Those huge gates? Those were the ones that were shut & locked last night. Funny, though, as they serve no real ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:31:59Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1810/121581599_hHKeN-Th.jpg2007-01-06 00:51:43Tverskaya Street<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Tverskaya Street</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121581679_xJwiH" title="Tverskaya Street"><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1812/121581679_xJwiH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Tverskaya Street" title="Tverskaya Street" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:30:40Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1812/121581679_xJwiH-Th.jpg2007-01-06 00:52:21A quick shot of a subway car. I tried not to be too obvious about it... I shot some video in the metro stations as well, but that will probably have to wait for editing and such before I up ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />A quick shot of a subway car. I tried not to be too obvious about it... I shot some video in the metro stations as well, but that will probably have to wait for editing and such before I up ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121581733_tVPQo" title="A quick shot of a subway car. I tried not to be too obvious about it... I shot some video in the metro stations as well, but that will probably have to wait for editing and such before I up ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1818/121581733_tVPQo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A quick shot of a subway car. I tried not to be too obvious about it... I shot some video in the metro stations as well, but that will probably have to wait for editing and such before I up ..." title="A quick shot of a subway car. I tried not to be too obvious about it... I shot some video in the metro stations as well, but that will probably have to wait for editing and such before I up ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:30:10Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1818/121581733_tVPQo-Th.jpg2007-01-06 01:11:49Stuffed in an out of the way corner of a metro station. I think this station was the Belorusskaya Station. Today is January 6th (Christmas Eve on the Russian Orthodox Calendar) and I'm out ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Stuffed in an out of the way corner of a metro station. I think this station was the Belorusskaya Station. Today is January 6th (Christmas Eve on the Russian Orthodox Calendar) and I'm out ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121581787_nAxzG" title="Stuffed in an out of the way corner of a metro station. I think this station was the Belorusskaya Station. Today is January 6th (Christmas Eve on the Russian Orthodox Calendar) and I'm out ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1820/121581787_nAxzG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Stuffed in an out of the way corner of a metro station. I think this station was the Belorusskaya Station. Today is January 6th (Christmas Eve on the Russian Orthodox Calendar) and I'm out ..." title="Stuffed in an out of the way corner of a metro station. I think this station was the Belorusskaya Station. Today is January 6th (Christmas Eve on the Russian Orthodox Calendar) and I'm out ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:30:42Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1820/121581787_nAxzG-Th.jpg2007-01-06 01:15:22Boy, we export everything, don't we?<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Boy, we export everything, don't we?</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121581839_STYfk" title="Boy, we export everything, don't we?"><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1821/121581839_STYfk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Boy, we export everything, don't we?" title="Boy, we export everything, don't we?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:28:55Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1821/121581839_STYfk-Th.jpg2007-01-06 01:16:18Well... this is NOT the Yaroslavskiy Railroad Station - it's the Kazanskiy station. There are three giant stations all bunched together - really, you could throw a rock and hit all of them ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Well... this is NOT the Yaroslavskiy Railroad Station - it's the Kazanskiy station. There are three giant stations all bunched together - really, you could throw a rock and hit all of them ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121581969_cYyco" title="Well... this is NOT the Yaroslavskiy Railroad Station - it's the Kazanskiy station. There are three giant stations all bunched together - really, you could throw a rock and hit all of them ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1822/121581969_cYyco-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Well... this is NOT the Yaroslavskiy Railroad Station - it's the Kazanskiy station. There are three giant stations all bunched together - really, you could throw a rock and hit all of them ..." title="Well... this is NOT the Yaroslavskiy Railroad Station - it's the Kazanskiy station. There are three giant stations all bunched together - really, you could throw a rock and hit all of them ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T05:53:05Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1822/121581969_cYyco-Th.jpg2007-01-06 01:56:14The Leningradskiy Railroad Station.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />The Leningradskiy Railroad Station.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582064_pEBKr" title="The Leningradskiy Railroad Station."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1829/121582064_pEBKr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The Leningradskiy Railroad Station." title="The Leningradskiy Railroad Station." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:32:43Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1829/121582064_pEBKr-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:01:23The Komsomolskaya Metro Station - the Leningradskiy Rail station is just to the left of this building, while the Yaroslavskiy Station is to the right.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />The Komsomolskaya Metro Station - the Leningradskiy Rail station is just to the left of this building, while the Yaroslavskiy Station is to the right.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582189_6evR7" title="The Komsomolskaya Metro Station - the Leningradskiy Rail station is just to the left of this building, while the Yaroslavskiy Station is to the right."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1830/121582189_6evR7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The Komsomolskaya Metro Station - the Leningradskiy Rail station is just to the left of this building, while the Yaroslavskiy Station is to the right." title="The Komsomolskaya Metro Station - the Leningradskiy Rail station is just to the left of this building, while the Yaroslavskiy Station is to the right." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:32:38Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1830/121582189_6evR7-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:01:59Not that I'm a huge Russian or Moscow expert, but this is the first time I've seen somebody towed. Parking in this city is nuts - if the entire street is full, and there's no parking remain ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Not that I'm a huge Russian or Moscow expert, but this is the first time I've seen somebody towed. Parking in this city is nuts - if the entire street is full, and there's no parking remain ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582283_eMSpS" title="Not that I'm a huge Russian or Moscow expert, but this is the first time I've seen somebody towed. Parking in this city is nuts - if the entire street is full, and there's no parking remain ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1832/121582283_eMSpS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Not that I'm a huge Russian or Moscow expert, but this is the first time I've seen somebody towed. Parking in this city is nuts - if the entire street is full, and there's no parking remain ..." title="Not that I'm a huge Russian or Moscow expert, but this is the first time I've seen somebody towed. Parking in this city is nuts - if the entire street is full, and there's no parking remain ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T05:53:57Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1832/121582283_eMSpS-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:02:17Ah ha! This is the Yaroslavskiy Rail Station. I wandered around inside for a bit and saw enough to convince me that this is where the #4 train to China will depart.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Ah ha! This is the Yaroslavskiy Rail Station. I wandered around inside for a bit and saw enough to convince me that this is where the #4 train to China will depart.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582346_ZCMuS" title="Ah ha! This is the Yaroslavskiy Rail Station. I wandered around inside for a bit and saw enough to convince me that this is where the #4 train to China will depart."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1835/121582346_ZCMuS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ah ha! This is the Yaroslavskiy Rail Station. I wandered around inside for a bit and saw enough to convince me that this is where the #4 train to China will depart." title="Ah ha! This is the Yaroslavskiy Rail Station. I wandered around inside for a bit and saw enough to convince me that this is where the #4 train to China will depart." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:32:47Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1835/121582346_ZCMuS-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:03:20Just beyond these walls is the Krelim & Red Square.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Just beyond these walls is the Krelim & Red Square.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582394_L4Xdq" title="Just beyond these walls is the Krelim & Red Square."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1839/121582394_L4Xdq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Just beyond these walls is the Krelim & Red Square." title="Just beyond these walls is the Krelim & Red Square." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:32:00Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1839/121582394_L4Xdq-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:39:06Red Square & St Basils.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Red Square & St Basils.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582440_BdY4d" title="Red Square & St Basils."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1843/121582440_BdY4d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Red Square & St Basils." title="Red Square & St Basils." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:29:32Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1843/121582440_BdY4d-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:48:43St Basils with the Christmas celebration in full swing.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />St Basils with the Christmas celebration in full swing.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582498_NGYjG" title="St Basils with the Christmas celebration in full swing."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1847/121582498_NGYjG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="St Basils with the Christmas celebration in full swing." title="St Basils with the Christmas celebration in full swing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:31:55Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1847/121582498_NGYjG-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:49:24Lenin's tomb.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Lenin's tomb.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582605_kPibH" title="Lenin's tomb."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1848/121582605_kPibH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Lenin's tomb." title="Lenin's tomb." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:31:25Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1848/121582605_kPibH-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:52:07Guard walking the walk behind Lenin's tomb. There are other notables buried against the Kremlin wall behind Lenin's tomb - most well known is Stalin.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Guard walking the walk behind Lenin's tomb. There are other notables buried against the Kremlin wall behind Lenin's tomb - most well known is Stalin.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582780_QvUMe" title="Guard walking the walk behind Lenin's tomb. There are other notables buried against the Kremlin wall behind Lenin's tomb - most well known is Stalin."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1849/121582780_QvUMe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Guard walking the walk behind Lenin's tomb. There are other notables buried against the Kremlin wall behind Lenin's tomb - most well known is Stalin." title="Guard walking the walk behind Lenin's tomb. There are other notables buried against the Kremlin wall behind Lenin's tomb - most well known is Stalin." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:28:40Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1849/121582780_QvUMe-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:52:17Lenin's tomb.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Lenin's tomb.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582857_yudcE" title="Lenin's tomb."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1851/121582857_yudcE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Lenin's tomb." title="Lenin's tomb." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:30:27Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1851/121582857_yudcE-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:52:37More guards...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />More guards...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121582994_32LuW" title="More guards..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1853/121582994_32LuW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="More guards..." title="More guards..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T06:22:14Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1853/121582994_32LuW-Th.jpg2007-01-06 02:54:29The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Могила Неизвестного Солд& ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Могила Неизвестного Солд& ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121583021_XkLPA" title="The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Могила Неизвестного Солд& ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1853a/121583021_XkLPA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Могила Неизвестного Солд& ..." title="The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Могила Неизвестного Солд& ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:29:14Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1853a/121583021_XkLPA-Th.jpg2007-01-06 03:10:20Another one of those things we like to export...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Another one of those things we like to export...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121583097_ybFWG" title="Another one of those things we like to export..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1860/121583097_ybFWG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Another one of those things we like to export..." title="Another one of those things we like to export..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:32:58Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1860/121583097_ybFWG-Th.jpg2007-01-06 03:17:47I want to call this 'the four horsemen', but, of course, there are no men on the horses and the apocalypse hasn't happened just yet. Go figure. A statue near the Kremlin. That's a Kremlin ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />I want to call this 'the four horsemen', but, of course, there are no men on the horses and the apocalypse hasn't happened just yet. Go figure. A statue near the Kremlin. That's a Kremlin ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121832783_saRg2" title="I want to call this 'the four horsemen', but, of course, there are no men on the horses and the apocalypse hasn't happened just yet. Go figure. A statue near the Kremlin. That's a Kremlin ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1869/121832783_saRg2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I want to call this 'the four horsemen', but, of course, there are no men on the horses and the apocalypse hasn't happened just yet. Go figure. A statue near the Kremlin. That's a Kremlin ..." title="I want to call this 'the four horsemen', but, of course, there are no men on the horses and the apocalypse hasn't happened just yet. Go figure. A statue near the Kremlin. That's a Kremlin ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:04:07Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1869/121832783_saRg2-Th.jpg2007-01-07 06:19:56Another view of the Kremlin - just south of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Another view of the Kremlin - just south of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121833087_M2xjt" title="Another view of the Kremlin - just south of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1872/121833087_M2xjt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Another view of the Kremlin - just south of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier." title="Another view of the Kremlin - just south of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:04:28Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1872/121833087_M2xjt-Th.jpg2007-01-07 06:22:53An industrial, scary looking building close to my hotel. They had these huge scenes sculped into the side of the buildings... I guess that's how they motivated people back then...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />An industrial, scary looking building close to my hotel. They had these huge scenes sculped into the side of the buildings... I guess that's how they motivated people back then...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121883196_ggscc" title="An industrial, scary looking building close to my hotel. They had these huge scenes sculped into the side of the buildings... I guess that's how they motivated people back then..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1878/121883196_ggscc-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="An industrial, scary looking building close to my hotel. They had these huge scenes sculped into the side of the buildings... I guess that's how they motivated people back then..." title="An industrial, scary looking building close to my hotel. They had these huge scenes sculped into the side of the buildings... I guess that's how they motivated people back then..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:04:14Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1878/121883196_ggscc-Th-1.jpg2007-01-08 00:48:42If you look hard enough you'll still find some things from the good old days - a bust of Lenin here or there, a hammer & sickle elsewhere...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />If you look hard enough you'll still find some things from the good old days - a bust of Lenin here or there, a hammer & sickle elsewhere...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121883294_AGjFi" title="If you look hard enough you'll still find some things from the good old days - a bust of Lenin here or there, a hammer & sickle elsewhere..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1879/121883294_AGjFi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="If you look hard enough you'll still find some things from the good old days - a bust of Lenin here or there, a hammer & sickle elsewhere..." title="If you look hard enough you'll still find some things from the good old days - a bust of Lenin here or there, a hammer & sickle elsewhere..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T05:58:33Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1879/121883294_AGjFi-Th.jpg2007-01-08 01:03:59Believe it or not, I tend to be a planner. I can think of nothing worse than being scheduled on the 2130 train and showing up an hour in advance and not knowing where to go... I visited th ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Believe it or not, I tend to be a planner. I can think of nothing worse than being scheduled on the 2130 train and showing up an hour in advance and not knowing where to go... I visited th ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121883372_aCoKy" title="Believe it or not, I tend to be a planner. I can think of nothing worse than being scheduled on the 2130 train and showing up an hour in advance and not knowing where to go... I visited th ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1883/121883372_aCoKy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Believe it or not, I tend to be a planner. I can think of nothing worse than being scheduled on the 2130 train and showing up an hour in advance and not knowing where to go... I visited th ..." title="Believe it or not, I tend to be a planner. I can think of nothing worse than being scheduled on the 2130 train and showing up an hour in advance and not knowing where to go... I visited th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:23:32Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1883/121883372_aCoKy-Th.jpg2007-01-08 02:45:39A restaurant car...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />A restaurant car...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121883540_jpG2F" title="A restaurant car..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1885/121883540_jpG2F-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A restaurant car..." title="A restaurant car..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:21:29Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1885/121883540_jpG2F-Th.jpg2007-01-08 02:46:17Some big train. My friend Tom would know what kind.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Some big train. My friend Tom would know what kind.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121883686_8YgJV" title="Some big train. My friend Tom would know what kind."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1886/121883686_8YgJV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Some big train. My friend Tom would know what kind." title="Some big train. My friend Tom would know what kind." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T06:08:28Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1886/121883686_8YgJV-Th.jpg2007-01-08 02:50:33More train stuff...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />More train stuff...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121883866_rdzqn" title="More train stuff..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1887/121883866_rdzqn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="More train stuff..." title="More train stuff..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:27:00Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1887/121883866_rdzqn-Th.jpg2007-01-08 02:50:45More train stuff...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />More train stuff...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121884046_MWHkU" title="More train stuff..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1891/121884046_MWHkU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="More train stuff..." title="More train stuff..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:03:10Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1891/121884046_MWHkU-Th.jpg2007-01-08 02:52:19More trian stuff...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />More trian stuff...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121884146_NUGAb" title="More trian stuff..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1894/121884146_NUGAb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="More trian stuff..." title="More trian stuff..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:05:14Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1894/121884146_NUGAb-Th.jpg2007-01-08 02:52:45More train stuff...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />More train stuff...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121884192_VWz6S" title="More train stuff..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1897/121884192_VWz6S-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="More train stuff..." title="More train stuff..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:11:34Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1897/121884192_VWz6S-Th.jpg2007-01-08 02:57:28More train stuff...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />More train stuff...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121884239_9BNHH" title="More train stuff..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1899/121884239_9BNHH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="More train stuff..." title="More train stuff..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:16:52Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1899/121884239_9BNHH-Th.jpg2007-01-08 02:57:56More train stuff...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />More train stuff...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121884301_fUhcz" title="More train stuff..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1906/121884301_fUhcz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="More train stuff..." title="More train stuff..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:20:45Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1906/121884301_fUhcz-Th.jpg2007-01-08 03:32:57I decided to take a break from the train stuff and run down to the Ismaylofsky Market - I jumped on the metro and zoomed over there and walked around for about an hour. Another huge statue ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />I decided to take a break from the train stuff and run down to the Ismaylofsky Market - I jumped on the metro and zoomed over there and walked around for about an hour. Another huge statue ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121884419_oHpHL" title="I decided to take a break from the train stuff and run down to the Ismaylofsky Market - I jumped on the metro and zoomed over there and walked around for about an hour. Another huge statue ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1909/121884419_oHpHL-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="I decided to take a break from the train stuff and run down to the Ismaylofsky Market - I jumped on the metro and zoomed over there and walked around for about an hour. Another huge statue ..." title="I decided to take a break from the train stuff and run down to the Ismaylofsky Market - I jumped on the metro and zoomed over there and walked around for about an hour. Another huge statue ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:00:18Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1909/121884419_oHpHL-Th-1.jpg2007-01-08 04:29:25Ismaylofsky got kind of boring - it is supposed to be closed on Monday, so I didn't stick around long. I looked down at the watch and noticed it was 2:15. I had figured out that the #3 tra ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Ismaylofsky got kind of boring - it is supposed to be closed on Monday, so I didn't stick around long. I looked down at the watch and noticed it was 2:15. I had figured out that the #3 tra ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121884499_Qp2cd" title="Ismaylofsky got kind of boring - it is supposed to be closed on Monday, so I didn't stick around long. I looked down at the watch and noticed it was 2:15. I had figured out that the #3 tra ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1911/121884499_Qp2cd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ismaylofsky got kind of boring - it is supposed to be closed on Monday, so I didn't stick around long. I looked down at the watch and noticed it was 2:15. I had figured out that the #3 tra ..." title="Ismaylofsky got kind of boring - it is supposed to be closed on Monday, so I didn't stick around long. I looked down at the watch and noticed it was 2:15. I had figured out that the #3 tra ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:18:16Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1911/121884499_Qp2cd-Th.jpg2007-01-08 05:31:49I'm in car #9, so figured that this was probably my car. I peeked in the window and was able to confirm that these are 1st class (two berth) compartments. I found a Provodinist (carriage a ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />I'm in car #9, so figured that this was probably my car. I peeked in the window and was able to confirm that these are 1st class (two berth) compartments. I found a Provodinist (carriage a ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121884562_nRJZk" title="I'm in car #9, so figured that this was probably my car. I peeked in the window and was able to confirm that these are 1st class (two berth) compartments. I found a Provodinist (carriage a ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1912/121884562_nRJZk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I'm in car #9, so figured that this was probably my car. I peeked in the window and was able to confirm that these are 1st class (two berth) compartments. I found a Provodinist (carriage a ..." title="I'm in car #9, so figured that this was probably my car. I peeked in the window and was able to confirm that these are 1st class (two berth) compartments. I found a Provodinist (carriage a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:15:45Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1912/121884562_nRJZk-Th.jpg2007-01-08 05:34:26Another cool shot for my train friend Tom.<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />Another cool shot for my train friend Tom.</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121884632_PaLet" title="Another cool shot for my train friend Tom."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1914/121884632_PaLet-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Another cool shot for my train friend Tom." title="Another cool shot for my train friend Tom." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:09:22Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1914/121884632_PaLet-Th.jpg2007-01-08 05:34:39One more...
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So... I'm back. Long story, but I did not get on the train to China the way I had planned. I got sick (food poisoning) the night before I was sup ...<p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com">danbrew</a><br />One more...
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So... I'm back. Long story, but I did not get on the train to China the way I had planned. I got sick (food poisoning) the night before I was sup ...</p><p><a href="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/2252365_z2opU#121884747_4zMNY" title="One more...
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So... I'm back. Long story, but I did not get on the train to China the way I had planned. I got sick (food poisoning) the night before I was sup ..."><img src="http://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1915/121884747_4zMNY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="One more...
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So... I'm back. Long story, but I did not get on the train to China the way I had planned. I got sick (food poisoning) the night before I was sup ..." title="One more...
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So... I'm back. Long story, but I did not get on the train to China the way I had planned. I got sick (food poisoning) the night before I was sup ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T21:06:50Zdanbrewhttp://danbrew.smugmug.comhttp://danbrew.smugmug.com/Travel/Moscow-January-2007/IMG1915/121884747_4zMNY-Th.jpg2007-01-08 05:35:34