Sunday in Moscow was really hot. After our late night Greg and I decided to have a sleep-in, whilst the rest of the group went of to visit a monastery. We joined the group again in the afternoon to visit the Kremlin. Security was very tight, we had to pass through two checkpoints to enter the buildings. We passed sentries who had to stand at attention without moving for an hour, tough on a hot humid day. The main attraction were the churches that surround the ...

"To Moscow, to Moscow, to Moscow" yes Anton Chekov was spot on, except we were probably going a lot faster than Anton ever felt possible. It is 700 kilometres from Saint Petersburg to Moscow, and our journey would take only about four hours, with an average speed of 200 kph. The train was amazingly quiet and it was possible to pour a glass of wine without spillage, this experiment was personally tested by the group. We arrived on a Friday night when most Muscov...