Some more Alexeyevskaya attractions
I've met many travellers eager to go out of their way to see this symbol of conquest of cold empty space. The phallic symbol is made of titanium alloy. About 30 min. walk from Alexandra's apartment along the huge and noisy Prospekt Mira.
The lower two thirds of the Ostankino TV tower. Yes, this is how it typically looks. Well, 20% of the time but these 20% pretty much define Moscow. I'm trying to convey the real sense of the city rather than to put together a travel brochure. Thus please hold to yourself any comments to the effect that I should be doing a better job making Moscow attractive. I won't. I don't like Moscow, I don't like travellers, and I have difficulty finding much positive value in this world as a whole. Have a miserable trip. My mission is to make it smooth and inexpensive but nothing else.
The National Exhibition turned into a huge market. One of the sites where trade shows are held.Need a trade show visited on your behalf? Your booth manned? See my Business Services project.
The Cosmos (Kosmos) Hotel is 30 min. walk or one Metro stop north from here. A room at the Cosmos is 2-3 times more expensive than Alexandra's apartment. As of recent I've been hearing good things about the hotel, and it is one of the less expensive ones in Moscow. Prostitutes there no longer call you in the middle of the night as they used to.
A viaduct from 1880s. It still is part of Moscow's water supply system.
The famous "Worker and Collective Farm Woman" composition is also in the area.
Botanical Gardens are on the other side of the Exhibition Grounds (VDNKh).
Riga Railroad stations. Just one night on the train and you are out of Russia! Handy for visa runs.Four more train stations are close by (15 min. by car).
