Ai Wan: russia

mom told me it was a full 24 hour flight to Moscow

O_o

the first sight of the famous Red Square

>_< (sooo bright...)

if you do not know Alexander the Great I,II,III
go wikipedia (:P)

what i know is, they are great Russian Emperors,

and one of them has pretty cool fashion sense,

cos he designs the COURT dresses and outifts!

MY FAVORITE PIC OF ALL.

how RUSSIAN CAN U GET FROM THIS???

V_E_R_Y!

Aaahhhhh... the colorful domes of St Basil

in RED SQUARE.
a UNESCO World Heritage site

(Russian: Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad)

they head to a famous BARGAIN-able shopping place....

(it sounds something like Izmailsky..)

"MARKET PLACE" ?_?

looks more like entrance to some Disneyland!_!

aaaah....cultural stufff.....cooodos!~

its really AMAZING how small the world is,
these are a bunch of Malaysian students
currently pursuing medical studies in Moscow
6 years at least!!!!
and one of them was so kind
(and prbbly bored and doesnt wanna go back to his hostel)
and accompanied mom & friends to bargain in the market!
thank goodness for someone who speaks the language
they get BETTER discount rates!
Music Box, if i could, i would. (~_~)
its like one of those expensive, rare items
that you would like to keep as a souvenir.
trust me, good music box are hard to find!
and the rows and rows of Slavic crafts!!!~~
D_O_L_L_S!!!!! (@_@)

you can pose with the tradionally clothed men for photos.

im MORE interested in those furry hats....

wonder what FUR are they made from.....

bears and foxes? I remember reading it somewhere...

yah.....MAYBE. this is soo awful to look at.

#_#

Leather jackets are like everywhere

pig skin, bear skin (??) and more

they have language barrier when they were asking

"what is this made from?"

and basically the owner & his wife

had to IMITATE the sounds and grunts of the

respective animal of each leather jacket to explain.

OMYGAWD, thats PRICELESS!!!! lmao!~

the locals and the foreigners

they are colleagues now. nice. ^_^

the Malaysian Embassy in Moscow held a welcome dinner

serving Malaysian style chicken, KUIHS (cakes??)

one big happy family!

the guy with the kid is obviously the ambassador-la!~

WHITE HOUSE.

McDonalds all around the world are captured in pictures.

trust me, they are a tourist attraction!!!

Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers

A polished red granite war memorial for soliders

killed in the 1941 Battle of Moscow.

Located at the Kremlin Wall,

in the Alexander Garden

OMGAWD, this is priceless too!!!

fake-PUTIN for Kodak moment!!!!
^ LOL ^

Take a look in just ONE picture,

this is RUSSIA

MODERN but it seem to fall into HISTORY

what people endured & preserved till now
as far as i know

they are great contributors to arts & music

ballets, musical, slavic art....

Red Square is closed on certain days

(i think in this case, Wednesday)

Anyway, the ladies are considered guest of honor of Putin,

so they can access and walk anywhere they like

in the public-restricted area...
how VVVVIP can you get when u travel... ^_^

i still cannot believe that SLIM briefcase

contains WEAPONS.

some sights. i guess you just have to be there.

prbbly due to the long history of adversities in Russia

their SECURITY is like one of the top rated in the world

bullet proof vehicles, sharp shooter, and multiple escorts

im talking about 7 cars of bodyguards to one president here!

local & foreign escorts

last day is always pic day

but i think they are just too busy

so they crammed everyone in one pic. LOL

this character in PINK tie stands out.

(one of the gun-loaded guy in one of the pic above)

mom says the first day they saw him

he was wearing a

SKY BLUE SUIT!
soooooooo funky!

he's the chief protocol

aiyah too many of them i cant remember what they do.

thats all folks!

i dont think im allowed to post these,

but what the heck.

Russia is so Romantic.

Mom's back from Russia!!!!!

PRESSIE TIME FOR US!!!! ^_^

i was still in bed until i hear her voice!!!

AND SWISS Chocs!!

cos she transit in Zurich yesterday night.

when it comes to souvenir

she still likes the good old

fridge magnet^_^

she was unpacking and this is an amazing piece!
it was a gift from an embassador's wife in Moscow,

its such a beautiful wrist watch,

the colors of Eastern Europe art just zooms you

back in time in a whooooosh~~~

both me and bro were exclaiming

and jumping up and down looking at the design!~

LOOK!! FINE CLASSIC!

and this is for Baby Rebecca, its a 'bu dao ong'
hell, i forgot how to say it in English.
it has bells in the tummy, so when you push it around
it makes beautiful sound!~~

these are signature WOOD CRAFT of Russia,
well more like Eastern Europe,
we saw similar crafts like this when we were in
Prague, Czech Republic.

the traditional ones are FAT LADY,(obaasan)
but i think they modernized the concept to
(kawaii)YOUNG LADIES with cute skirt.
and the intricacy of every paint on the wooden doll~