Moscow - Prospective Itinerary (Updated)

PROSPECTIVE ITINERARY

State Tretyakov Gallery
Tsaritsino
The Kremlin (July 4th)
Moscow Museum of Modern Art
Mayakovsky Museum
Red Square (June 26th)
St. Basil's Cathedral (June 26th)
New/Novi Arbat Street
Old/Stari Arbat Street
Pushkin Museum
Museum of the Battle of Borodino
Bolshoi Theater
VDNKh
Vinzavod Gallery
Cathedral of Christ the Savior
Walk down the Moscow River (don't do this)
Gorky Park
Pushkin Square
Leo Tolstoy House Museum
Teremok kiosk-cafe (haha I'm almost positive there are no actual restaurants of this)
Park Pobedy
Circle Line Metros (July 2nd)
Statue Park Garden (where Soviet statues go do die; next to New Tretyakov)
Detskii Mir (you're lucky you already went here, it just closed down today for reconstruction for the next three years) (June 26th)
The Clean Ponds
Moscow Zoo (don't go here)
Kolomenskoe (July 2nd)
Bulgakov Museum (& Patriarch's Pond)
Central House of Artists

Note: Rebecca Johnston was kind enough to fix the many spelling errors contained in the name of sights suggested to me that I had directly copied and pasted from E-mails, Facebook messages and wall posts.

My First Impressions of Moscow

My first few days in Russia were great. I was suprised to find out that I knew more Russian than I thought, but also that I have so much more to learn! I was able to negotiate purchasing cell phones and plans for two of my fellow group members without any assistance! I later bought my own phone and plan (see below for the number). I lived in the dorms for the first three days. The first night was the big quarter final for soccer, Spain versus Russia. I chose to stay in on the first night, away from the large, drunken mobs of potentially unruly Russian football (soccer) fans. The following day, we acclimated more to life in Moscow and were allowed to explore on our own. I visited Детский Мир, an extravagant children's toy story suggested to me by Russian friends online. It was great to imagine what a Russian childhood might have been like.

I now have a Russian cell phone number. If you'd like to call me, incoming calls are free for me: 7.915.179.4828