A very cool and grey week. Rain included. Not sure we made to much more that 10C on the best days. It seems most of us have gone to the light winter coat just to stay warm - the winds have all been out of the north. Will have to work out how to get on the trolly buses that zoom around on those super below zero days when winter arrives. I think it will take 2.
It is cool enough for heat in the apartment...........but the City doesn't agree so it is chilly in the morning. But a super warm shower warms up me and the apartment until I run out the door.
The camera doesn't do the colors in all my pics justice. They are not afraid of color and my camera seems to give everything a muted tone - maybe it works to US sensibilities. Like any city there is lots of grey and brown in the structures. They are not afraid of adding color where there is plaster and wood. Not a color palete I have seen anywhere else. It helps bring life in those cold grey winter months that we who live in that world know and understand.
They also pack buildings in everywhere - the grid network is not how Moscow was built or structures itself today. They also have very interesting approaches to building into, around and above existing structures.
Lots of people out today. It seemed to be another huge day for weddings. When you get around St Basil's Cathedral and the park just south of the Kremlin you see nothing but limos and wedding parties running around taking pictures - much like the areas surrounding the Opera House in Sydney. Not the best of days, but they all were out.
Wandered in to another bunch of churches. They continue to amaze me with all you find inside - renovated or not.
Bit of a wild week here with all the financial markets in chaos - has hit here as well. They closed the markets a couple days. Lots of conversation around the City. Like the rest of the world, back up on Friday. Time will tell.
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