VDNKh Park

Had breakfast in the hotel to live harp music !! Could stay here for ever !!

Today was for the much anticipated VDNKh Park. Once again we refer to Irena's blog as the ultimate source of information for our entire trip Russiau.

Hands down, this was our favorite thing in Moscow and probably all of Russia. It is hard to explain what VDNKh Park is. It is a monument to the glory days of the Soviet Union. It is a HUGE park full of attractions and is mostly free. Every ex-soviet country has a representitive pavillion and they are all over-the-top with beautiful architecture. Add to this the outrageous fountains, gardens and entrance arches. This park kept us entertained for the whole day.

VDNKh train station

First stop the Cosmonauts museum

Dunny from the Mir Space Station (The yellow bit looks intimidating)

Belka and Strelka -The actual first dogs (stuffed) that made it back to Earth from a space mission (Laika was the first but never returned).

The entrance to VDNKh

Inside the park

We had a late night train journey, so filled in some time at the Museum of Gulags ($6 each), which closed at 9pm (this typical for Russia in summer). The museum was average.

After an exhausting day, we returned to the hotel to collect our bags thenn headed off to the railway station for the 8 hour journey to St Petersberg.

Truly back in the USSR and 5 star day.