Russia 2012: Moscow City

Bolshoi Ballet.

Anton Chekov's final resting place.

Kate in front of the tree where Russian couples put locks to commemorate their upcoming weddings.

Sculpture depicting the innocence of children under attack by various vices - parents, it's up to us.

Make Way For Ducks statue - gift from Elizabeth Bush.

Kate and huge matroyshka doll.

The family at the Moscow Circus.

Painting matroyska dolls.

Sample of traditional Russian architecture - all made without using nails.

Moscow metro station!

Kids at the circus. 

Quite the big top!! The Moscow Circus at night.

One of Stalin's 7 Sisters of Moscow.

GUM - Russia's most famous shopping mall. 

There is so much to see in Moscow. In our short time there we covered a lot of ground - from GUM department store, to famous statues and artwork, to a cemetery for notable figures in Russian history. For the kids, we took in the Moscow Circus at night - what a treat that was. We saw bears that could walk and ride bikes (no kidding!!) and other amazing feats. The master of ceremony was funny, even if we couldn't understand everything he said. We had heard from Steve's dad that the subways were beautiful so we took a look - amazing. We knew Red Square and the Kremlin would be amazing, we know feel the same thing about the rest of Moscow. What a treat to spend time in this truly great capital city.