We went to the Kremlin - I had no idea is was so big, lots of separate buildings and gardens. We went into more Churches - Sister Aquin would be so pleased to know Russia is the country of Churches. - and into the Armoury which houses the treasures of the Tsars, no wonder there was a revolution, the wonder was it took so long to come.
We saw the wedding dress of Catherine the Great, carriages of Peter the Great and Catherine, incredible jewel encrusted chairs, clothes etc. We also saw the the only Faberge eggs Stalin did not sell. Again I had no idea.
I then set out alone and managed to find my way, cross the roads, buy a pair of sandals because I am feeling so scuffy and find my way back to the hotel on the Metro - which again is fantastic.
We then went to the opera - Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk - by Shostokovich. It was in the small Bolshoi next to the real one which is being renovated. A beautiful little opera house, program was in English and Russian and the surtitles were in English - obviously for tourists but there were lots of Russians there. We had to go through a scanner to enter the theatre.
Much to my surprise I really enjoyed the music, large, lots of bassoons, and full on, the set was very grey and drap with effective splashes of red. I will have to rethik my view of Shostokovich.
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Glad to hear you continue to be surprised daily! Congratulations on managing the Metro. Look forward to hearing about the Hermitage.
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