Red Square

Here are a few photos and a video from the trip to Moscow:



The building that stands opposite the St. Basil's Cathedral. It's much older than any building in St. Petersburg so it shows some of the details used in the older Russian style.



Lenin's Mausoleum--the place where the actual body of Lenin is still on display. We got to see it the day after I took this picture and it was a strange experience. After going through several security check points, watching a group of American tourists bribe a guard to get to the front of the line, and passing through a metal detector, we were ready to go inside. Once inside, you walk a winding path that has guards watching your every step. It's weird that guards need to guard someone that's already dead. Here's a joke I heard today: A Siberian visits Moscow to do some shopping and stands in the longest line he can find. When he returns to Siberia without any goods someone asks him why he took such a long trip without buying anything. To this he replies, "The shopkeeper died..."




Clocktower.



St. Basil's Cathedral! Easily the most famous emblem of Russian life. There have been countless movies, books, and photos that reference this building in some way. You can see it across the entire square and it was easily one of the coolest things we've seen.



Group Photo.



This photo shows the eternal flame that burns just outside the Kremlin in memory of the countless casualties of War. There are two guards standing on either side of the flame at all times of the day.



Church within the Kremlin that was used by the earliest Russian Tsars.



Another Church in the Kremlin.



"Goom" mall in the Red Square.



St. Basil's Cathedral at night.



A video that shows the general layout of the square.

It was an excellent trip. I'll post a more detailed explanation of things another time.