Pretty much a must do! We have a whole day in Moscow while in transit, a chance to see Red Square and the Bolshoi would be superb!!First, logistics (and by the way, the 22nd is a Sunday?). For sure, use the AeroExpress to get into the city proper...it runs every half hour ...if you do pretty well getting thru Passport Control, hoof it a bit, you can catch 7 a.m. one (schedule: http://www.aeroexpress.ru/en/sheremetyevo/schedule.htm)
This will drop you off at Belorusski Railway (but also Metro) station at 7:35 sharp...from there, jump on the GREEN line Metro (into the city) right there at Belosrusski Station) - see attached ...http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26846803/Moscow ... ussian.pdf
Get off at the third stop - Teatralnaya...you should be there reliably by 7:45
When you exit the Metro, you will be right near the Bolshoi...and Red Square, Kremlin, Tverskaya Street, etc. From here, you can read up on this site about "must sees" right in the inner city. Beyond what you will see right after you get off the Metro, you might want to take a casual stroll - taking in the sites along the way- down to the Christ the Savior Cathedral...it is beautiful, and the walkway crossing the river offers some nice views of the Kremlin, etc...
Might want to take in lunch in one of the very nice cafes/restaurants on Kamegerski Lane (Pereulok)...just a block up from where Tverskaya dead ends close to Red Square...
I'm dreaming of a white Xmas.....
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Some advice from a Commie for us!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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It will be exciting.
Mind you, if the temperatures are potentially -20 degrees Celcius and below, I may decide that hypothermia is not a souvenir I want to return to Australia with and stay in the transit lounge.
... juz sayin'
Mind you, if the temperatures are potentially -20 degrees Celcius and below, I may decide that hypothermia is not a souvenir I want to return to Australia with and stay in the transit lounge.
... juz sayin'
Bah!
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“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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How's it now, older? A little different?oldr_n_wsr wrote:And here in NY on the 9th and 10th days of october it was 85°F. Never should have closed the pool. The wife was threatening to turn on hte AC until I told her I put the cover on it already.
Go figure
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I see they're preparing for our arrival, making it all nice and Xmassy there..
Police have told people in Scotland not to travel, as winds of up to 165mph (264km/h) affected the country, leaving more than 30,000 people without power.
As the Met Office issued its highest warning, a red alert, hundreds of schools have shut and bridge and road closures are causing disruption.
England, Wales and Northern Ireland were also being hit by wind and rain.
Winds of up to 90mph (144km/h) and possible blizzard conditions are expected in north Scotland into Friday.
The severe weather hit many other parts of the UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16079849
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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That picture of the exploding wind turbine is pretty spectacular.
But the Scots have given their own name to this storm... they've called it Hurricane Bawbag, gotta love those guys!
http://thedrum.co.uk/news/2011/12/08/sc ... -worldwide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Bawbag
But the Scots have given their own name to this storm... they've called it Hurricane Bawbag, gotta love those guys!
http://thedrum.co.uk/news/2011/12/08/sc ... -worldwide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Bawbag
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Love it!! 
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Either no one in Scotland has power, or their lines are in fabulous condition ----- we had winds far less than 165 mph with our Halloween Nor-Easter/Blizzard and millions were without power throughout New England.
And Gob, believe me, being without power for days on end in cold snowy weather is not fun. Neither is having your home and property innundated by waves and water. Sure its cool to look at -- no one loves a good storm more than I. But its really not so cool when its actually happening to you.
And Gob, believe me, being without power for days on end in cold snowy weather is not fun. Neither is having your home and property innundated by waves and water. Sure its cool to look at -- no one loves a good storm more than I. But its really not so cool when its actually happening to you.
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
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They may bury their lines. costs alot more, more expensive to repair, but, less likly to need repairs.
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
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Here you go Guin.
We fly out a week today!!!
Our holiday is at the other extremity of the UK, so we should not be affected by any of this.Meanwhile, tens of thousands of properties are still without electricity, with the possibility that some homes could have no power until Sunday.
Scottish Hydro said 70,000 customers were cut off this morning, down from 105,000 last night, while Scottish Power had 2,000 customers ''off-grid''.
There were 400 separate incidents disrupting the electricity network in the north of Scotland, including the western and northern islands, equivalent to two months' work in just one day, Scottish Hydro said.
We fly out a week today!!!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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If you're going to be away for five weeks you may want to consider appointing an acting Admin....
I understand Gwen's looking for a gig....
I understand Gwen's looking for a gig....
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If he wants to come back to a board with no participants, that would be a great idea.
"The dildo of consequence rarely comes lubed." -- Eileen Rose
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Watch out they speak dead languages around there.Our holiday is at the other extremity of the UK, so we should not be affected by any of this.
Be safe and have happy holidays...
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
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Lord Jim wrote:If you're going to be away for five weeks you may want to consider appointing an acting Admin....
I understand Gwen's looking for a gig....
Fortunately both Daisy and Reality Bites have full admin access.
We're taking an i-pad and a laptop with us and will hopefully have full net access over there, so I'll be looking in on occasion too.
Gwen can put in an offer for admin services if she wishes, I'm sure it would get full and thorough consideration here...
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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The Scots, easily freaked!!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Please keep any protests away from Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport next weekend!Thousands of people have attended the biggest anti-government rally in the Russian capital Moscow since the fall of the Soviet Union.
As many as 50,000 people gathered on an island near the Kremlin to condemn alleged ballot-rigging in parliamentary elections and demand a re-run.
Other, smaller rallies took place in St Petersburg and other cities.
Communists, nationalists and Western-leaning liberals turned out together despite divisions between them.
The protesters allege there was widespread fraud in Sunday's polls though the ruling United Russia party did see its share of the vote fall sharply.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16122524
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Good luck, you're going at the height of Russian Occupy. 
...don't leave the airport.
...don't leave the airport.
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Christmas shopping is a ritual I hate until it is finished, and mine is now as near to finished as it can be when going to the UK next week.
Good luck to the rest of you. I'm beat.
Good luck to the rest of you. I'm beat.
Bah!
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The Met Office has issued two weather warnings of snow on Friday with up to four inches expected on higher ground in south Wales.
There are flood warnings for the lower Dee Valley in Llangollen and south Pembrokeshire. The rivers Wye, upper Severn and the Usk are on alert.
Meanwhile, trains from Cardiff to Bridgend were disrupted after lightning hit signalling equipment.
There are speed limits on the Britannia Bridge and the M48 Severn Bridge.
BBC Wales' weather forecaster Derek Brockway said: "For Thursday and on into Friday there's low pressure coming in from the Atlantic.
"It looks like we could miss the worst of the gales but we could be in for the first significant snow of the winter.
"There could be problems on the roads on Friday morning with several centimetres possible, particularly on higher ground."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16174581
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Fuck me pink!!
Went to the bank this morning, having warned them last week I would be making a large withdrawal from our savings account.
"We're very sorry Mr Taff, but we have had a run on this morning, would you mind $50 notes?"
So I've now got a wedge that makes me look like the biggest badest gangsta ever!
Went to the bank this morning, having warned them last week I would be making a large withdrawal from our savings account.
"We're very sorry Mr Taff, but we have had a run on this morning, would you mind $50 notes?"
So I've now got a wedge that makes me look like the biggest badest gangsta ever!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”