MOSCOW AT NIGHT
On the first night I was on a short visit to the Red Square - not for the first time - everything looked like 5 years ago.
After a short break at the zero point we went to the HARD ROCK Cafe. There, the service was absolutely great. His name was Eagle and yes, we liked each other!
The zoological museum
During my first stay there was not enough time to come here. This time I did... Well... I met some friends and many other guys - a rather crude mixture of all possible zoological life forms...
Assuming that most visitors to this site are not excessively interested in zoology, only a picture with my big friends. I think they are a little pale!
The Cosmonautics Memorial Museum
A great place with an incredibly extensive exhibition. Unfortunately, I got lost again and missed the exit ... I would probably have gone through yet a third time ... Fortunately, "I was found"! Again some hundred pictures! And just a small selection for you...
Yes, I met some really big guys!
The holy ticket
Only a few days before starting to Russia I found out, that one needs a ticket for the airshow - SHOCK!!! On the Internet, there was a page on which you could book those tickets ... But somehow, the code did not work - PANIC!!! Finally we got it. Still, I was a little bit afraid until I actually had a ticket in my hand!
the first reason why...
Some months ago first pictures were floating through the internet, showing transportation of one of the space shuttles from the BURAN project - I was sooooo excited and willing to do anything just for a short view on it - hopefully it would be possible to see it maybe far away in one of the big halls... And then: BAM! THERE IT WAS!!!! Not far away somewhere in a dark hall!!! They pulled it out, presented it to the people!!! I could cry again just because of this happiness!!! And look on the new edges on the wings - I tell you, something's going on with this!!! Taking into account, that the one, which was buried under the collapsing roof in Baikonur was digged out and partly repaired... And look here Buran in Baikonur . Obviously there are two of them - seems to be not only the one BURAN, which was in space! Also on the second version something was done - that's so exciting!!!
the second reason why...
The Russian air force celebrated its 100th anniversary on the sacred ground of the Zhukovsky airbase near Moscow from August 10th to 12th. And they showed, what they have and had during the last centennary! Helicopters, fighters, bombers - historical stuff up to the newest air toys! I came back with more than 4,000 pics. In order not to bore you, here is a very small selection...
There were not only russian heros, also some foreign teams gave great shows: Frecce Tricolori, Midnight Hawks, Team Iskra and the Rafale solo display, actually the british guys from the RED ARROWS came along and gave a great show - even if they still go in missing man formation - R.I.P.
They came as the final and were the best! The Russian Knights and Swifts... Amazing show!!!
High time to plan for 2013!
Sooooo tired in the evening... At the Bolshoi theater
No, it was not fun! I fell into the fountains and was just rescued - wet feathers all day!Time to go home
After two and half days in Moscow, I was so glad to come back to get back to my mammoth!!! It was missing me!