During our stay in St P we were traying to find the restaurant for our final dinner- something interesting, not only meal. We were recomended Nep. It is situated on Dvorzovaya square. It was great! ( Nep seemed to be the only restaurant in ST P with real show). They have 5 different shows, we have seen “love story”, brilliant singers and dancers. good cousine and service, quite reasonable prices, the center of the city. Fully recomend.

See the old dead man laying there like Sleeping Beauty. Will he be awaken one day? Who will be the princess kissing him to life?

“Uzbekistan” is not only a restaurant, but an experience. Heavily armed bodyguards inside and outside, people who could be businessmen or gangsters inside. Extremely attentive staff, an interior design bordering on the excessive and above all the food served here is excellent and exciting. The dishes are mainly specialities from the former Soviet republics and offer new experiences to the European pallate. I have never become bored by the selection here, but instead feel magically drawn to this place every time I visit Moscow.

Pushkin is one of Moscow’s must-visit restaurants.
The menu is slightly large for my taste and a bit more concentration on fewer dishes would enhance the culinary experience.
Food is solidly prepared and pretty standard, the wine-list is outstanding, featuring the best of Europe and abroad.
However the real highlight of the Pushkin is in the location, which is probably one of the few gems of pre-revolutionary architecture ins use as a restaurant in Moscow.
While the prices are hight, it is worth visiting here if one has a few evenings to spare in Moscow.

“I follow the Moskva/ Down to Gorky Park,/ Listening to the wind of change”. Yes, one of the well-loved Moscow parks, named after the revolutionary writer Maxim Gorky, was commemorated by the rock band Scorpions in 1990s. Where London has Waterloo Sunset, Moscow has The Wind of Change.
All jokes aside, this massive amusement park stretches along the bank of the Moskva River, from Park Kultury to Vorobyovy Gory stations, approximately. The famous Neskushny Sad is casually incorporated into the vast resort area in the heart of a megalopolis. Although amusement facilities and walking areas form the greater part of the Gorky Park, it is often used to host concerts and events. In particular, it is one of the favourite places for high school graduates to go after a school matinee.
During winter season an ice rink is open to public. The entry to the park is free, using amusement facilities and ice rinks varies in cost.
The Gorky Park can be reached from Oktyabrskaya or Park Kultury underground stations. If you are walking from Park Kultury station, you will be taking the Krymsky (Crimean) Bridge, from where splendid views open on to the Moskva River, Frunzenskaya Embankment, the Academy of Sciences, and the Moscow State University. Across the bridge is the Central Artist House, a place for exhibitions of contemporary art and design.

Metropol hotel is one of the oldest in Moscow. Ideally located near the red scare and facing the Bolchoï Theatre. When you enter the main hall, you feel entering a century ago and definitely breath the atmosphere of an old place where famous writer or politicians spent time.
Bedrooms are very nice and the service is the one you can expect from a 4 stars hotel.
The bar is quiet, just order a fresh apple juice and a shot of Vodka (you should prefer the Beluga one)
Price is not what we call affordable, but this is Moscow!!

This is one of the central places to enjoy classical art in Moscow. In 2012 the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts marks its 100th anniversary. In these hundred years the museum hosted an impressive array of exhibitions of international artists – Andy Warhol, El Greco, Rembrandt, Salvador Dali, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, and many others. There are currently exhibitions of Caravaggio and William Blake.
The permanent collection boasts true gems of world art. There are impressive rooms of antique sculpture and architecture, as well as a collection of Mesopotamian and Egyptian remains. A unique selection of early-Byzantine icons and mosaics morphs into Medieval and Renaissance European paintings, that later change to 17-18th cc. paintings and sculptures. Speaking of sculpture, in one of the halls you will see full-size copies of the famous interpretations of David: one by Donatello, and another by Michelangelo.
Still, the centrepiece of the collection at the Pushkin Museum is a selection of French Impressionists, painstakingly and lovingly assembled by the 19th c. Russian businessmen. These include Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Auguste Renoir, and Pablo Picasso. Speaking of Picasso, Ivan Morozov personally went to Paris to purchase the Portrait of Ambroise Vollard; and in the museum you can see The Girl on the Ball and several other “blue period” paintings.
The museum has long explored the connection between art and fashion. In the early 2000s they hosted an exhibition of sculptures by Gina Lollobrigida. Recently there was an exhibition of Christian Dior dresses.
The building in classical style can be reached from Kropotkinskaya or Borovitskaya metro stations; it stands right across the road from the rebuilt Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. It is flanked by the Museum of Private Collections where visitors are treated to a beautiful selection of engravings and etchings; the Gallery of the 20th c. art of Europe and America; and the State Nicholas Roerich Museum.
The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts has a cozy, if small, cafe, and a bookshop with a wide selection of exhibition catalogues, information booklets, art books, and souvenirs. The entry normally costs 300RUB (around 10EUR).
Unfortunately, for all the great things mentioned above, there is one drawback. Due to the ticketing system and the cloackroom size, the museum is notorious for serpentine queues around its building during the high-profile exhibitions. Such exhibitions tend to break visitor records: the recent Dali exhibition attracted nearly 300 thousand people. They also produce the mentioned serpentines that make the Russians appear no less fond of queueing that the Brits. Regardless, hundreds of people still mark time in the street for a chance to visit the museum. Back in 2002, I personally spent 5.5 hours in the February cold to see the Rouen Cathedral series by Claude Monet…

Indeed, this is one of the historic hotspots in Moscow, similar to Piazza San Marco in Venice or London’s Trafalgar Square. It is massive, impressive, and magnificent – no wonder it has long been the place where military parades were held, demonstrations took place, and music bands and stars gave their concerts. The origins of the Red Square are much more modest: it was a mere marketplace that saw local merchants exchanging produce with sellers from afar and then went to store the goods at the Kitay-gorod nearby. The 20th c. marked an entirely new period in the history of the Red Square. The Lenin Mausoleum was erected at the turn of 1920s-30s; the troops leaving for, and returning from, wars marched past the Kremlin walls. In 1966, during the Prague Spring, 7 Soviet participants of the dissident movement took part in a short protest against the invasion of Soviet troops in Czech Republic. The principal landmarks you will see, when in the Red Square, are the Lenin Mausoleum, the Lobnoye Mesto (originally a kind of stone “soapbox” and later – a place of executions), St Basil’s Cathedral (16th c.), the State Historical Museum, and the GUM Trading House. Also within the easy reach are the Manezh Exhibition Centre, Moscow Hotel, Metropol Hotel, and National Hotel, Tverskaya Street, the Eternal Flame, the State Duma, and the Bolshoi Theatre.
Bear in mind that this is one of the most popular places where to take photos in Moscow. Most likely, in your photo there will be 20 other people, also being photographed.

Great hotel and especially great name!!!!

The best Hyatt Regency of 2010.

The hotel is located in a quiet area in water front. It is not far from the main avenue of Yekaterinburg, just in 7-10 minutes slow-walking distance, you will be at the main street, where you can find anything (at a super reasonable price).

The famous St. Katherine Church, where the Romanovs’ remains are kept with honour and dignity, is just on the other side of the water. You need a pleasant and peaceful 15-minute walk to cross the bridge. If you can see a rainbow at the church in the pic, you would be the lucky one!

With regard to the room design and installation, this hotel is the latest masterpiece of Hyatt group. Impeccable layout, bespoke-designed furniture, functional, high-standard finish, simple but not cheap-cheap. Electricals and plug locations are just impeccable. Very good material selection for design.

Somewhat it could be a strength (in terms of standardisation) and a weakness, the restaurant of Hyatt offers always the same menu regardless of location (Dushanbe, Tashkent, Almaty, anywhere in Europe, Asia……). You would just get bored of taste. Nevertheless, food and drink in Urals are fantastic. You should just get out of Hyatt and try anything at a small cafe, or bistro or a local restaurant…. they are simply delicious!!! and people are genuine (away from Klemlin’s hustle bustle….).

Services are top notch. And, you can’t easily find a hotel where you change British Sterling Pound to Russian Rouble, but here you can in a minute! (even in St. Petersburg and some areas in Moscow it would be very difficult).

The airport building is very large and modern. It has six terminals with good facilities. There are a lot of shops, cafes/bars and even smoker lounges.
However some signage is rather confusing: We followed the signage to the transfer desk which was closed. The information there said to go back in the opposite direction where we had our way blocked by security staff. They would not let us get through and send us all the way around the terminal to the other transfer desk.
Security (for transfer passengers) took ages as only one security channel was open despite a lot of passengers arriving. The staff was rather unfriendly and not very helpful.
If you plan on shopping at the airport make sure you have either Euro, Dollar or Rubel on you. Everything in the Duty Free shops is marked in Euros. They also accept Norwegian Kroner, British Pounds, Yen and a few other currencies, though they will only give change in Rubels. The guy at the shop was not happy that we wanted to pay with Brit. Pounds, despite them having an official exchange rate for it. It took a bit of convincing and another member of staff to get him to accept the Pounds.