21 Hours in Moscow, Moscow, Russia
On January 23rd at 11.40 PM, I set off for the capital of the world鈥檚 biggest country 鈥� Moscow 鈥� although *only* for a 21-hour stopover. This was my first taste of Russia, but it definitely won鈥檛 be the last. I have many dreams of camping in the Siberian wilderness, visiting the world鈥檚 coldest city Yakutsk and travelling from one end of the enormous country to another on the Transsiberian Express.
When I got the opportunity to visit Moscow for some hours on the way to Azerbaijan, I didn鈥檛 hesitate! I actually love doing long stopovers and always take the opportunity to explore a new city for the same price as a short airport-only stopover.聽By doing this, I鈥檝e seen聽Beijing,聽Oslo,聽Bergamo,聽Toronto聽and now Moscow!
This time I was lucky to have 21 hours from the time my plane from Copenhagen landed to the time where I had to catch the next one to Baku, Azerbaijan, meaning that I would have plenty of time to explore the city.
I arrived in Moscow at 4 AM, after only 2,5 hours flight, which wasn鈥檛 nearly as long as I had hoped! I had planned on sleeping on the plane, but I hadn鈥檛 checked how long (short) the flight actually was, so that night was extremely short for me. Still, I survived and made it to Moscow for a day of explorations in thick snow and -9 degrees weather!! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
When I got the opportunity to visit Moscow for some hours on the way to Azerbaijan, I didn鈥檛 hesitate! I actually love doing long stopovers and always take the opportunity to explore a new city for the same price as a short airport-only stopover.聽By doing this, I鈥檝e seen聽Beijing,聽Oslo,聽Bergamo,聽Toronto聽and now Moscow!
This time I was lucky to have 21 hours from the time my plane from Copenhagen landed to the time where I had to catch the next one to Baku, Azerbaijan, meaning that I would have plenty of time to explore the city.
I arrived in Moscow at 4 AM, after only 2,5 hours flight, which wasn鈥檛 nearly as long as I had hoped! I had planned on sleeping on the plane, but I hadn鈥檛 checked how long (short) the flight actually was, so that night was extremely short for me. Still, I survived and made it to Moscow for a day of explorations in thick snow and -9 degrees weather!! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: 21 Hours in Moscow
Guide Location: Russia » Moscow
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Melissa Cherry Villumsen
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Guide Location: Russia » Moscow
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Melissa Cherry Villumsen
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Revolution Square
- Red Square
- Saint Basil鈥檚 Cathedral
- Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
- Kremlin
- Coffee House
- Novodevichy Convent
- Church of the Ascension
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