{"id":8,"date":"2008-07-12T15:02:58","date_gmt":"2008-07-12T19:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/?p=8"},"modified":"2008-07-17T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2008-07-17T17:08:14","slug":"pictures-of-pictures-and-a-cow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/index.php\/pictures-of-pictures-and-a-cow\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures of Pictures and a Cow!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we did some sightseeing, which means I have something other than pictures of food and elevator instructions to share. <\/span>We started with a trip to the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum. <\/span>We took the metro (subway) there and had to go down the steepest, longest escalator I\u2019ve ever seen. <\/span>Heights don\u2019t normally bother me, but I looked down once and that was it.<\/p>\n

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The metro popped us out right near this beautiful church. <\/span>I did some digging after I got back to my hotel room and learned that it is the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. <\/span>The church was built in 1997. <\/span>For 50 years before that, this site was home to the world\u2019s largest swimming pool (this might be important to know if you\u2019re ever on Jeopardy). <\/span>It took two years and $350 million to complete the construction of the cathedral. <\/span><\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a park surrounding the cathedral and there were tons of newlyweds getting their photos taken. <\/span>I played paparazzi and snuck some pictures of them as well. <\/span>This isn\u2019t even close to all of the ones I saw today either.<\/p>\n

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Okay, back to the museum. <\/span>Pushkin is Moscow\u2019s premier foreign-art museum. <\/span>We saw some really beautiful paintings by some really famous artists. <\/span>Unfortunately I didn\u2019t realize until we were more than halfway through the museum that non-flash photography was allowed. <\/span>So I missed taking pictures of some of my favorites.<\/p>\n

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I wasn’t trying to get artsy with this next one. It was the only way to keep the glare off of the photo though.<\/p>\n

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This is just a building that was across the street from the museum. <\/span>I have no idea what it is, but I really like the color of it. <\/span><\/p>\n

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After the museum we sort of wandered around for a while. <\/span>I didn\u2019t realize how close we were to the Kremlin. <\/span><\/p>\n

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And after some more walking, we were even closer.<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow we have a tour set up of the Kremlin and Armory, so I\u2019ll be even closer then. <\/span><\/p>\n

We took the metro halfway back to our hotel and then walked the rest of the way. <\/span>We went down a street called Old Arbat (Moscow\u2019s most famous street!), which is full of souvenir vendors and street artists. <\/span>I would have pictures for you, but my camera was acting up and refusing to focus. <\/span>No worries though, it turned out to be operator error and so we\u2019re back on speaking terms now. <\/span><\/p>\n

Old Arbat ends at my grocery store. <\/span>It\u2019s so close to our hotel that I\u2019ll definitely be going back some night after work. <\/span>I need to do my souvenir (my dream is to someday be able to spell that stupid word without having to look it up) shopping and it\u2019s great for people watching. <\/span>Plus, this cow lives on Old Arbat, so how could I not go back?<\/p>\n

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I think it’s a MosCOW. Ha ha! I am so darn clever!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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