Moscow, Russia

Our ship docked in St. Petersburg for two days with an overnight stay. This allowed us a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit Moscow. Upon arrival in St. Petersburg at 7 a.m. a group of about 136 of us immediately transferred to the airport for our 1 hour light to began our 1 day adventure to Moscow.
The flight itself was truly an experience as we boarded the huge Russian Airliner initially through the cargo hull and then up a second set of stairs to the flight deck. A "meal" was served but don't ask what it was as no one seemed to eat it.

The highlight of the entire vacation was standing in the middle of Red Square and in front of the world famous St. Basil Cathedral with it's multi-coloured onion shaped domes. One of the more unknown attractions of Moscow is the Metro, or underground transit system which we rode to see how richly the stations are decorated with mosaics, crystal chandeliers and marble columns, walls and floors.

We enjoyed a walking tour of the Kremlin grounds and museums which houses a unique collection of Russian treasures including royal crowns, jewelry and some priceless Faberge eggs. At the end of the day we had a delicious dinner in Moscow and a few shots of Vodka before returning to the airport for our return flight to St. Petersburg and back to the ship. We had left the ship at 7 a.m. and did not return till 2 a.m. after an exhausting but accelerating 19 hour journey.