Monday, November 7, 2011

My kicks: the Red Square











1. My shoesies (duh)
2.Le Red Square view from Lenin's Mausoleum*
3.A very red building, which I don't think was very important
4.St. Basil's Cathedral
5.P,HB,HV,D jumping for joy in Maskva

*There are no photos of Lenin's Mausoleum mostly because I didn't think it was very interesting to look at, BUT it was extremely interesting to visit. The mausoleum houses Lenin's embalmed body, and is open on some days for a public viewing. If it tickles your fancy, one stands in line, goes through a metal detector, has one's backpack denied entry, is rushed through a maze and into a dark opening of the facade, continues further into a dimly lit corridor, around a corner and quickly past the body. It seems at any moment the man is going to open his eyes...His body has been around longer than he has. This was a weird experience. Interesting, and very weird.




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