tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20933408.post8437124653153247681..comments2023-07-10T07:16:00.209-05:00Comments on outofthebasement: The Sights of MoscowKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05669924514599648160noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20933408.post-62386778587527176632008-08-06T20:55:00.000-05:002008-08-06T20:55:00.000-05:00When we were in St. Petersburg we saw several brid...When we were in St. Petersburg we saw several bridal couples posing at picturesque spots. Our guide said it's because they have to get married in city hall-type government offices so they pose throughout the city in order to have pretty wedding pictures. Sure isn't Kansas, is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20933408.post-26339192818173038232008-07-21T13:35:00.000-05:002008-07-21T13:35:00.000-05:00I've always liked St. Basil's Cathedral but after ...I've always liked St. Basil's Cathedral but after going through the photos at the website you gave I'm now in love with the Novodevichy Convent. I think the picture taken during the winter with the gold and silver helmeted cupolas rising from the white walls and snow is very striking.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888359861332076596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20933408.post-87400051123954149462008-07-19T09:27:00.000-05:002008-07-19T09:27:00.000-05:00I never knew the Kremlin was more than just a buil...I never knew the Kremlin was more than just a building...it functions more like the Mall in DC, is what I am guessing.<BR/>I'm with Tricks...all that wealth and beauty locked away just seems kind of horrible, given its concentration was produced by the infinite labor of the serfs.<BR/>Russia manifests some dark corners of human nature, is my feeling. We love Russia as we love humankind...but it's the winter of our soul's weather, that is for sure.allie allerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158390991360498378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20933408.post-63538731318504876862008-07-18T15:25:00.000-05:002008-07-18T15:25:00.000-05:00Oh Kay, how wonderful, thank you so much for shari...Oh Kay, how wonderful, thank you so much for sharing all these marvellous sites. I have always wondered what it must be like in Russia, I must say I love the architecture. Tell me, does it feel a little odd that all those treasures are in those buildings and yet the ordinary folk have such a hard time of it? Or have I got it all wrong? It must have been a real culture shock as you said. Thanks TriciaTrickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139963235950571852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20933408.post-36866692543642361162008-07-18T13:05:00.000-05:002008-07-18T13:05:00.000-05:00That you, Rian. Someone at the conference had tak...That you, Rian. Someone at the conference had taken a river trip from Moscow to St. Petersburg, and loved it. He knew some Russian though, and quite a bit about the history, so that made it more meaningful, I'm sure.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669924514599648160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20933408.post-78835847191394959192008-07-18T12:20:00.000-05:002008-07-18T12:20:00.000-05:00Thank you so much, Kay. I made my coffee first so ...Thank you so much, Kay. I made my coffee first so I could sit and savor your pictures and commentary. I do want to visit Moscow. There is a river trip that goes to all the former eastern block capitals that I would love to take. It looks like you had pretty decent weather. Most pictures I've seen of Moscow are as gray and dull as the people there. <BR/>The young women are so pretty but they don't age well, do they. It must be a life more difficult than we fortunate Americans can fathom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com