Our last day in Moscow was cold and rainy, the only bad weather we have had on our trip. Our tour was to the Kremlin. Kremlin means fortress and many cities in Russia have Kremlins but the Moscow Kremlin is the famous one. It is huge, a city in itself with churches, monasteries, palaces, government buildings and barracks. The first wooden Kremlin was built in the 12th century. The brick walls, the 19 towers and other fortifications have been added over the years. At the center of the Kremlin is Cathedral Square where famous grouped churches rise into the sky. St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral is where many czars and their families were burried. I actually had my hand on the tomb of Dimitri, Ivan the Terrible's youngest son.
We had to go through security to get into the Kremlin.
The government buildings are colorful and restored, not grey as in the movies.
It is hard not to keep taking pictures of the churches!
These are views from inside the Kremlin to the Moscow River.
The new red hat John bought me is perfect for Moscow!
The Czar bell in Cathedral Square is the largest bell ever to be cast but it lies on the ground, flawed when a piece broke off during cooling.
These postcards show the Kremlin on a sunny day.
We were going to stay downtown all afternoon but the weather was too bad so we took the bus back to the boat and packed to go home. Below are pictures of our farewell dinner with friends. it was a perfect way to end a truly wonderful trip.
We enjoyed drinks and music in the Sky Bar with Bill and Pam.
Judy and I snagged a table for 8. We definitely had the most fun of anyone in the dining room.
Our Restaurant manager deserves credit for the pounds added.
Jo Jo and Forris made us promise that we would send pictures to their relatives in Indonesia.
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