Moscow 2011: Moscow Day 2

Moscow 2011: Moscow Day 2

• Introduction
• The low-cost part of the trip: Penang to Hong Kong
• Hong Kong “forced” layover
• 1^st time in first class: Hong Kong United and Thai First Lounge
• 1^st time in first class: Hong Kong to Bangkok
• The Thai F experience in Bangkok
• Bangkok to Dubai
• Dubai Layover
• Dubai to Istanbul
• Istanbul Layover
• Istanbul to Moscow
• Moscow Overview
• Moscow Day 1
• Moscow Day 2
• Moscow to Frankfurt
• Frankfurt Layover
• Lufthansa First Class Terminal
• More 1^st Class – Frankfurt to Cairo
• Cairo Layover
• Cairo to Istanbul
• RIP THY 1^st class: Istanbul to Hong Kong
• Conclusion

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The first part of the day was spent touring the Kremlin proper (after making sure we looked up the proper directions to the ticket booth).  We got to the ticket booth 15 minutes before the 10 am opening and got tickets to both the Kremlin Grounds and the Armory.  The Armory tour consisted of a self-guided audio tour of Russia’s royal family gold, jewelry, precious stones, clothes, etc.   There was A LOT of gold and diamond and wish I could take some home with me J  No pictures allowed inside the tour though.

The main attractions of the Kremlin Grounds were the many churches and cathedrals that used to be used by royal family in the past.  Pictures of the churches:

The 2^nd part of the day was spent at Arbat Street – a “tourist” street with many overpriced souvenir shops, bars and restaurants.

Hard Rock Moscow:

A Starbucks in Moscow: