Anyone Been To Moscow ?

[EternalOptimist]

blooming heck. thats him. thats 'underpants' Quarton



been missing for 20 years he has. hasnt aged a day

[swamp]

Getting a visa is easy: just use Real Russia. They charge about £100. You don't need to bother getting your passport registered in Moscow unless you stay more than three working days (weekends and public holidays don't count). If you stay in a decent hotel then they will register your passport automatically.

Fly BMI/Transaero or BA to Domodedovo, and make sure you get the train to Pavletskaya. Do not get a taxi from the airport!

Plenty of good hotels deals available online. Winter or summer are the best times to go. Right now it's all covered in snow and looks stunning, but when it melts in a couple of months to black slush the city is pretty grim. If you go now then get warm clothes!

Don't miss out on the Tretyakov Gallery. Get yourself to a good nightclub if you can too Note all the trendy clubs and restaurants operate 'face control'. You need to know people to get into the best places.

Moscow can be eye-wateringly expensive, but avoid drinking wine in restaurants and you should be OK. Clubs don't charge an entry fee, but their drinks are pricey (£10-£15). That said their cocktails are like rocket fuel, and all in it can be a cheaper night out than London.

[AtW]

Has anyone been and any views ?

If you know what's good for you - don't go there.

[AtW]

It's common to buy drinks for strangers.

Yes, what's very uncommon is accept drinks from strangers, you might not wake up!

[EternalOptimist]

If you know what's good for you - don't go there.

excuse me. thats plagiarism that is

[ASB]

Haven't been for a couple of years but it was staggeringly expensive when I was going there regularly. The Raddison SAS is good - but pricey about $300 US per night, plus approx 18 percent tax, then converted in roubles at an articifically high rate (and no you cant pay in US$ cash).

Good restaturants in/around red square, moderately pricey.

Try and avoid flying into sheremeteyevo, clearance tends to be very slow.

Metro is cheap and very efficient, but expect to get stopped in the main stations by army or police checking "papers". You will have the wrong ones. $5 normally pays the "fine".

Be careful where you walk etc. The area round the white house and the Moskva river nearby have a bit of a reputation.

Hookers can occasionally be a bit of a pain, though generally tell them you're not interested and they'll leave you alone.

Don't get drinking with a Georgian, they have an amazing capacity in general.

[AtW]

If you go to z'ha'dum you will die...

[EternalOptimist]

the last i heard from my mate 'Underpants Quarton', was that he had been drinking at a bar called the kurgan, where he struck up with a dodgy looking guy who called himself Ivor Bollockoff, and claimed he was 'official Soviet espionage agent for kremlin'


last we ever heard of him.