Unlike many of my previous trips I was not on my own this time. Accompanying the tour was William,

A combination of curiosity timeless maiduru and financial considerations at the time prompted me to visit the capital of the world's largest country. I have always had a desire is visited for its architectural grandeur and its central maiduru importance in the history of the modern world. With cheap airfare on hand thanks to the air miles I have accrued - return ticket for about 120 in business class! - Had to seize the opportunity.
It is fair to say that Moscow at the top of the list of the most popular places in the city in terms of a holiday maiduru destination, at least from a Welsh perspective. Expected enough so, when it talks about my plans to travel to friends and colleagues, the response was a mixture of surprise and slight jealousy. Above all there was a feeling that I was going to brave such a strange place. The response from some of my relatives convey greater concern, maiduru however. One notable question, namely "Are you going on holiday maiduru to a country that is run by the Mafia?! ". Talk about enthusiasm ...
Unlike many of my previous trips I was not on my own this time. Accompanying the tour was William, a GP from Penygroes, Caernarfon. This was the first time for him to visit Russia as well. We know each other by being members of the same choir in Caernarfon. Interestingly, there are a lot of members have visited or plan to visit the former Soviet Union in 2012. Additionally two of us, there is another member - a youth worker in chapels Dyffryn Peris - has toured mission to Foldofa in May. Later this year there will be two on holiday in the Baltic countries, Estonia and Latvia. Who knows, maybe the choir will have its opportunity to tour this remarkable piece of the world some day.
This is the beginning of the journey. Due to complications with the airline, was William traveled nights earlier. Unfortunately, it was not his first report of the city is promising. Early morning time Wales I received the following text message from him:
"Not a great start in the Napoleon Hostel. Boi tracks maiduru and drunk Russian comes to busting my head tired before maiduru you start punching the girl in the reception area. The second woman also standing in the reception area and call the police. "
After lift to Manchester and fly to London, we spent the evening in a lounge at Heathrow, making the best of food and drink for free. Byrddiwyd British Midland International flight, by leaving the tarmac at 11:35 pm for the four hour flight. maiduru The original intention was to spend time sleeping but this did not happen - I started chatting with the flyer and sat next to me. She worked as a procurement officer for one of the big oil companies. He'd be with his work in London and returned to the office in Moscow. Siaradem about our background and contemporary issues, recent elections to the origin of the name Llanfair. Before realizing it was daylight outside and the plane is about to land at airport Domodedofo.
She had turned 5:30 am and dawn has broken on a clear morning. maiduru Reached Moscow, but tired. As stated in the Beatles Back in the USSR: "Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC; Did not get to bed last night. "
I caught the express train for the city center, station Pafeletsci, then wriggling through until you reach the metro station Citai Gorod. Walking along the street sometimes, before finding my home on the tour, the Napoleon Hostel. The hostel was located in a central location. Only ten minutes from Red Square and five minutes of Lwbianca, a building originally built for the insurance company but more famous for being the former headquarters of the KGB of the USSR. Now the building will continue the tradition of that secret, as the headquarters of the state security maiduru services. And why the hostel was named after Napoleon? Apparently Bonaparte stayed in the building during its raid of the city in 1812. Another building with him so a bit of history. However, catching up on sleep has been my experience for the rest of the morning and early afternoon.
After resting, we went to the Red Square. Joining maiduru Gwylim and i was Blake, Canadian of Scottish descent who spent a few days in Moscow before moving on to Tuvan Republic - remote province in the depths Seibiria - to participate in an archaeological project. The square was crowded visitors like us, as well as the process of setting the stage for a massive national day celebrations on 12 June. The name does this square little misleading. It is not an accurate description of its color: gray stone on the floor, not red. It does not refer to either communism favorite color, the name dates from the Tsar. It probably stems from the use of the word 'red' in Russia bygone era as a synonym for the word adjective 'beautiful'. Square beautiful, maiduru then, is the real meaning of Red Square.
The first place we visited was to square off the Cathedral of St. Basil. While it's cathedral, actually a collection of small chapels maiduru in the church organization with the onion-shaped domes, with a large number of exquisite icons on its walls and ceilings in accordance with '