Easter in Moscow

What could be better than spending a few hours in the traffic jam while travelling for Easter to see your family. This what we decided to do  - go to Moscow!

Luckily we had very early morning flight from Vienna which guaranteed the arrival at 4 am to Moscow. This means nothing opened apart from the MC Donald's. Our early experience was getting lost in the Tube and heading direction away from the city center and central station (and this happened because I pretended to be able to read the signs). I still remember these Russian faces, tired, sitting or standing on the train, getting ready for the work and not talking. But who cares it was 5 am in the morning....

Apart from having a weird feeling from the city, huge and smoggy, we managed to stay at the nice neighborhood in the Hotel California. ...and our culinary trip started every morning in a French Bistro where we enjoyed nice teas and tasty morning dishes. Then, thanks to our Russian friends we could taste typical Russian meals as well as Easter traditional sweets. Also, since cultures are quit mixed there, we had to taste also Georgian food which was very delicious. 

...well, we found our way of enjoying this city...

Couple of times during our trip we landed at the Red Square which you can see also from the roof of the Ritz Hotel. It is easily accessible, you just get into the lift and go to the top floor of the Hotel. We were lucky to join some private party, but I guess it was only a good luck:)