The bombings, shootings and killings in Paris,  the City of Light, have shattered many people's belief in humanity, and  in the i...

                                                         (web picture) Syria is a small country which might, God forbid, become the ...

                                       ( web picture ) I like to visit islands but I'm not sure if I would like to live on one of t...

                                                          (Web picture) The other day I bumped into a beggar, not the usual type of b...

The 'soul" of Moscow as they call it, is a long pedestrian street full of atmosphere. Easy to get there. At one end, the Arba...

Moscow, the capital city of Russia, is situated on the banks of the river Moskva . A river trip or cruise is a great and...monoto...

It may sound strange, but the above words are the names of two very respectable department stores in the very heart of Moscow: Gum (pr...

If you're lucky enough to obtain a ticket for a ballet or opera performance at the worldwide famous Bolshoi Theater - then  you prob...

So many great people in one, relatively small place!! Moscow's prestigious cemetery Novodevichi  is the resting place of  wh...

'Izmailovsky' is  mostly  a weekend market, and it comprises several sections: souvenir section at the front; flea market, anti...