After breakfast, we were driven to our first tour destination for the day - the Ismailovsky Market, a 40-45 minutes drive from our hotel.
Ismailovsky Market
When we reached here the stalls were just beginning to open for business. It was snowing heavily and walking from the designated parking bay for the coach was quite challenging. Goods sold here is worth buying if you know how to negotiate. Souvenirs are aplenty notably the Matryoshka Doll.
Moscow Metro
After lunch, we had the chance to experience the Moscow Metro train ride (RUB45 included in the package) and stopping at a few stations to observe the art decor there (it's like a small art museum). According to our tour guide, it's manageable for him to take us for the ride as our group is small in number - 16 pax only. He also told us in advance the number of stops before we exited the train. Even with this information we never kept our eyes off him.
Ending our Moscow Metro train ride we exited at Smolenskaya Station to continue towards HRC in Arbat Street. It's only about 250 meters from the station.
After buying some souvenirs at HRC, we also did some shopping at Arbat Street. Many shops offered some form of discounts, especially the famous Matryoshka Doll, t-shirts and fridge magnet.
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| Arbat Street daytime picture - courtesy Google |
From Arbat Street, we walked towards the bus stop to board our coach back to the hotel.
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| Our transport in Moscow |
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