Restaurants In Moscow

Moscow has numerous cafes and restaurants some (even those open 24 hours) offer exceptional food. A recent addition to the Moscow Cafe Society are the Coffee Bean Cafes which offer superb coffee and enormous cappuccinos - even if the accompanying cakes are not as good. This expanding chain has cafes at 18 Pokrovka, Bely Gorod, 18 Kuznetsky Most Bely Gorod and 5 Pyatniyskaya, Zamoskvoreche. If you like Chinese, Persian or Russian dishes Beloye Solntse Pustyni at 29 Neglinnya.ul is reportedly good value. The service is not outstanding but the food is exceptional and there is an English version of the menu available. The set menu Dastarkhan offers samples of several dishes accompanied by a salad with exceptional vegatables. Tel: 095 209 7525. Metro: Kuznetsky Most.

Another place with good reports is CDL at 50 Povarskaya which sells real Russian food including Beef Stroganoff and Borscht (meat dumplings) in a very attractive wood panelled room.

Good Russian food 24 hours a day is available from Bochka 2.ul. 1905 Goda Tel 095 252 3041. This establishment is expensive but very reliable and frequented by indigenious Russians of all ages especially those in business. On Fridays it has a tradition of roasting wild game (bulls and goats) on a split. Another restaurant that offers good salads and side dishes. One restaurant that is recommended and acknowledged as exceptional in several guides is Pushkin at 26 Tverskoi Bulvar. Open 24 hours and with a very good wine list this restaurant is one of Moscow's finest. It has an extensive Russian menu including Blini, Caviar and Pelmeni. It also serves good breakfasts. Advance booking on 095 229 5590 is recommended at all times. In the summer patrons are able to dine on the restaurant's rooftop patio.

Low Cost Airlines

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Other Airlines Flying To And From Moscow Russia

Adria Airways, Air Kazakhstan, Air Malta, British Airways, Air Malta, Emirates Airlines, Karthago Airlines, Pulkovo Airlines, Rusline, Siberia Swiss, Transaero . Note Germanwings from Europe & Swissair from the UK occsionally offer low cost fares to Moscow

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Moscow History

The earliest documented record of Moscow as a place is 1147. Over the last four - five hundred years it has been the seat of power to governments of very differing persuasions - all of whom have left their own legacies. Consequently it is a city which today is rich in architecture and culture which can be appreciated even in the depths of the famous Russian winter.

The Bolshoi Ballet

The internationally renowned home of Russian Ballet and Opera productions includes a magnificent 19th century auditorium. Visitors should note that tickets for all productions sell very quickly and it is advisable to make advance bookings: www.bolshoi.ru The theatre address is 1 Teatralnaya.Pl Nearest Metro Teatralnaya

Sightseeing & Attractions In Moscow - The Kremlin

The original Kremlin was built out of wood in 1156 and then rebuilt in new wood in 1339. The first white stone were added to the buiding 26 years later. In 1485 The Assumption Catherdral was added using red brick a setting a precedent for future constructions. In 1838 Tsar Nicholas commissioned the building of The Great Kremlin Palace. This 700 roomed building took eleven tears to build and now day is the official home of the Russian President. The Kremlin also is the home to three other catherdarals and two museums. The Ivan Great Bell Tower has a 'prescence' similiar to the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and The Church of The Deposition would not look out of place next to the Cava Monastery in Kiev. Admission to the grounds of the Kremlin is less than a € / $ . Seperate admissions charges apply to individual buildings. The Kremlin is open daily (Thursday excepted) 10- 5pm.