Journey to Moscow, Russia – Day 7: The Metro

The Subway Stations
I went to bed last night with a terrible headache and woke up with it still this morning. It does not seem to be going away. After getting ready I began my day at Rollerclub, where I spent a couple of hours watching Russian skate videos with Igor and waited for Yriy to show up. Due to traffic I Yriy was running late. I decided I would just meet with him later and headed out to take a tour of the metro line. From my first day in Moscow I was really impressed by the Metro system. Opened in 1935, it is well known for the ornate design of many of its stations, which contain outstanding examples of socialist realist art.

Komsomolskaya Metro Station Red Line (1935)


Komsomolskaya Metro Station Red Line (1935)

Komsomolskaya Metro Station Red Line (1935)

Komsomolskaya Metro Station Brown Line (1935)

Komsomolskaya Metro Station Brown Line (1935)

Komsomolskaya Metro Station Brown Line (1935)

Komsomolskaya Metro Station Brown Line (1935)

Komsomolskaya Metro Station Brown Line (1935)

Novoslobodskayka Metro Station Brown Line (1952)

Novoslobodskayka Metro Station Brown Line (1952)

Novoslobodskayka Metro Station Brown Line (1952)

Novoslobodskayka Metro Station Brown Line (1952)

Novoslobodskayka Metro Station Brown Line (1952)

Novoslobodskayka Metro Station Brown Line (1952)

Mayakovskaya Metro Station Green Line (1938)

Mayakovskaya Metro Station Green Line (1938)

Mayakovskaya Metro Station Green Line (1938)

Mayakovskaya Metro Station Green Line (1938)

Mayakovskaya Metro Station Green Line (1938)

Mayakovskaya Metro Station Green Line (1938)

Walking out of Mayakovskaya Metro Station

Theatre Satiry

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

KFC!!!

Lenin bust inside Belorusskaya Metro Station.

Outside of Belorussky Vokzal Railway Station.

Hammer and sickle detail

Station Platform

Buildings outside Tverskaya Metro Station

Buildings outside Tverskaya Metro Station

First McDonald’s ever opened in Moscow.

Museum of the Revolution

Cool old church

Cool old church detail

Built in 1913.

Another cool church.

Pushkinskaya Pl.

Movie Theatre

Ploshchad Revolyutsii Metro Station Blue Line (1938)

Smolenskaya Metro Station heading up the escalator

Smolenskaya Metro Station Almost at top.

Smolenskaya Metro Station domed ceiling detail

Smolenskaya Metro Station doorway detail

Smolenskaya Metro Station doorway detail

Back to the hostel
Smokenskaya is the closest station to my hostel. After getting back to Arbat Street, I was getting pretty hungry and could not stomach more sushi and pancakes. I decided to go to the Hard Rock Cafe across the street from my hostel and have some bbq ribs and an Alabama Slammer cocktail. While sitting on the patio I was surprised to see Hare Krishna’s parade past. After dinner I headed back to the hostel to take a nap. After waking up I decided to walk around town with some of the guys from my hostel to look for a bar. We walked two hours until we found a cool bar with nice girls outside who loved American’s. However the door guys did not like us and wouldn’t let us in, so we walked back to the hostel and called it a night. I was still feeling pretty bad at this point so it was probably for the best not to drink tonight anyway.

Drinking an Alabama Slammer at the Hard Rock Cafe

Hare Krishna’s in Moscow from Jan Welch on Vimeo.

Sex tourist from my hostel drinking a beer on Arbat Street.

Casino that looks like a riverboat near my hostel

The American Embassy

The American Embassy detail

The American Embassy

My Latvian roommates.

Don’t forget to check out my first six days of my trip to Moscow:
Day 01: San Diego to LAX
Day 02: Washington D.C.
Day 03: I’m Here!
Day 04: A Day of Business
Day 05: A Walk Around Town
Day 06: May Day!