Moscow Zoo Moments

October 2016 Countryside North of Moscow

Some autumn views in the country about 100 km north of Moscow.

Arbat Street in Moscow Today March 27, 2015

Moscow's Arbat street today.

Mosselprom Building, a landmark

VreMax: Arbat Street in Moscow Today March 27, 2015: Moscow's Arbat street today. Mosselprom Building , a landmark

Spring street scene in Moscow March 2015

A spring street scene in Moscow today... at Rechnoy Vokzal Metro station.

Under blue skies. +9C today, plus record high pressure (explains the blue skies).

It is from here that you take a bus to get to Sheremetyevo-2, one of Moscow's international airports.

Who's hungry?

VreMax: Spring street scene in Moscow: A spring street scene in Moscow today... at Rechnoy Vokzal Metro station. Under blue skies. +9C today, plus record high pressure (expl...

Spring March 2015

Spring is upon us here in Moscow...

+ 9C today. VreMax: Spring 2015: Spring is upon us here in Moscow... + 9C today.

Pond Life: Pictures of a Pond Summer 2014

My short photo-study of a small pond with pictures taken last summer (2014).

No real reason, except a summer pond looks good at the end of a Moscow winter.

VreMax: Pond Life: Pictures of a Pond: My short photo-study of a small pond with pictures taken last summer. No real reason, except a summer pond looks good at the end of a Mosc...

At Moscow's All-Russia Exhibition Center January 2015

A walk through the All-Russia Exhibition Center aka the Exhibition of Achievements of the People's Economy (VDNKh) on a snowy winter day of Jan 25, 2015.

Getting there by Moscow Monorail -- here I am at a Moscow Monorail station on the way to VDNKh. The Moscow Monorail is an elevated city train system.

Lots of GAZelle and other trucks seen through the monorail train carriage window.

A see-through lift garage.

Tow trucks known as "crocodiles" on account of they're green. They tow your car if you park it in the wrong place. There's currently a war ongoing between them and Moscow's motorists. Being a some-time motorist myself, I almost feel like throwing a Molotov cocktail at them. They are the brain child of Moscow's current deranged mayor.

Central entrance to the VDNKh exhibition... we are going through it.

Some penguin figures... may be representing some cartoon characters, I don't know. 

Along the central alley.

More penguin characters.

Central pavilion. 

Tverskaya to Red Square on January 1, 2015

Streets of Moscow -- a walk along Tverskaya Street on and almost to Red Square on the first day of the new 2015 year, in the evening.

Starting along Tverskaya Street which leads on to the Kremlin.

At the Central Post Office (with the screen), Red Square can already be seen in the distance.

What looks like a giant New Year Tree toy thronged by people, I don't find it very interesting.

Center is what used to be the Marxist History Museum.

Unfortunately the weather is nasty -- a major thaw, snow to slush everywhere, grey skies but it is warm for the season. 

Old and New Arbat on December 29, 2014

Streets of Moscow continues...

Mobile phone pictures of Moscow's Old (Stary) and New (Novy) Arbat streets on December 29, 2014 just before the New Year.

Old Arbat first in wintry conditions, like minus 10 Celcius - nice.

New Year stalls selling souvenirs also food, including expensive sturgeon caviar -- I saw it.

New Arbat now... Moscow's famous New Arbat high-rises -- two rows of them, dez rez and expensive too.

The House of the Book book store on Novy Arbat.

Very blue skys on December 29, 2014.