Blog archive July 2008
27.07.08 / 01 / moscow sunsets
last week in moscow i had time to be a tourist in the evenings. at this time of year the sun sets around 10pm and the fine hot weather makes it feel like the afternoon goes on forever.
so on tuesday we watched the sun set over moscow from the city space bar, while drinking cocktails on the house.
Above: Moscow - cocktails at the City Space Bar.
on wednesday we were in red square at sunset, including some time exploring the GUM shopping arcades [it's three arcades with criss-crossing stairs and balconies].
the taxi ride to the airport on thursday afternoon took us through the well-known bits of central Moscow, down Tverskaya towards Red Square, round the historic centre past the Bolshoi, and down to the river past the City Space Bar.
then out of town, in sunshine and better resolution this time!
we took the 1710 flight back, and the clear skies meant i could photograph moscow from the air. our route took us to the north of london past wembley, so the london photos are more for comparison of london/moscow suburban development. but i did get a good shot of windsor and eton a few minutes before landing.
i forgot to blog this movie of the square outside the hotel from my june trip - this is how to liven up a dull 70s tower block facade! the big stalinist tower is the ministry of foreign affairs.
Above: Moscow - Golden Ring Hotel neon.
17.07.08 / 01 / cheeseplant mushrooms
i got home tonight to find that small mushrooms had appeared in my cheeseplant pot. weird, but decorative. i won't try eating them. i wonder if they were in the original soil, or the soil i added when i moved it to the big pot?
Comments:
watch out for miniscule blue people. the ah, likelihood of you seeing said blue people may be drastically reduced by your commitment to not eating said mushrooms...
tim westcott
Comments:
great shot. that neon hotel is fascinating. i have seen similar things from more artistic camps, ie using the lights of a building to play tetris, or pattern-generating LED stuff.. but to just coat a building in a sheath of glowing neon tack is very um.. bold. very vegas, in fact.
tim westcott