Moscow – the world’s richest city

Russia is by far a country that prouds itself with the heritage and with the capacity of preserving the traditional way of living. One must not forget that this does not mean that it is not modern. Out of the contrary, it took everything good from the modern and contemporary times, and preserved the best it could take from the past.

A good example that sustains all of the above is the capital of Russia – Moscow.

Moscow by night

Moscow by night

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Shopping in Moscow

The world’s richest city is far from being so expensive if one takes time to look for the bargain shops. Russians like the majority of the Europeans, like to look good and spend a lot of time shopping. For a big part of them, money is no problem when it comes to spending for the right trinkets. However, apart from the exclusive malls, the ordinary spender can shop in the suburbs of Moscow.  The downtown is as well filled with glamorous stores that sell designer clothes to everyday souvenirs etc.

The key areas to shop are the Tverskaya ulitsa, north of Red Square, which is the most fashionable shopping street in Moscow. Here one can find the most expensive and unique clothes. This is the perfect outdoor shopping to do, if you want to be spotted. It connects the inner ring road to the Red Square.

Tverskaya ulitsa

Tverskaya ulitsa

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Moscow – the Bolshoi Theater restoration

Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater was born in the middle of the 1700s. it was then a private theater of the Moscow most known prosecutor – Prince Pyotr Urusov. However, with the appearance of the empress Catherine the 2nd, the Theater could be used for organizing performances, balls and other forms that could entertain the people those days."The Bolshoi Theater" Continue reading