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Fri, 23 Apr 2010
nostromo in mother russia land, day 12 (0 comments)
last day in mother russia land. so we went to moscow's kremlin once more, to also see the enclosed part[01-49], which of course requires to pay some entrance fee. inside there were only a few people, which we really enjoyed. first thing you see when entering the inner kremlin is trinity tower[01,48]. then we walked by the state kremlin palace[02], the assumption cathedral[05-08], archangel's cathedral[09], the annunciation cathedral[11], the twelve apostle's cathedral[12-15,26], the armoury chamber and the backside of the kremlin palace[17-23].
standing in front of the tsar bell[28-29], that is world's largest bell (but it was never rung because it broke during a big fire) was quite impressive, same with the tsar canon[33-38], one of the largest canons ever made. finally a walk over ivan square and cathedral square[39-47] led us to the exit again. i really hope i got all those cathedrals here right, it might easily be i mixed them up somehow - if so, i'm sorry. inside the cathedrals no photography was allowed. too sad.
then we drove home, i packed my things and olga's uncle fetched us and drove us to the airport, where olga's father is working. he said we should come a little earlier, so he could show us the new airport tower they were just building at the airport area. so we climbed up and ended on the open roof of the tower. it was very windy and cold, clouds were coming up along with rain. but i enjoyed the view. unfortunately, no photography again (due to airport security concerns). a final coffee at the airport and then olga and her father left. it then began to snow. in the end of april. what a contrast to the weather back in austria... it was a really impressive trip to this fascinating, but also strange country. i encountered nice people, wonderful landscapes, very impressive buildings, and weird bureaucracy. thanks a lot to olga's and dima's family, and friends for their hospitality, their willingness to spend some time with me.

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