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With more than 17 million square kilometers of surface area spanning nine time zones, she\u2019s the largest country on the planet. Why, she\u2019s even bigger than Pluto. That\u2019s why getting from point A to point B in Mother Russia via a high-speed train makes perfectly good sense, especially when you\u2019ve got no time to waste. And, we don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\"Sapsan<\/p>\n

Along with 22 other travel companions, I, the lone photojournalist invited by Insight Vacations (Insight) to experience its Easy Pace Russia<\/em> journey, hop on spotless Sapsan Seven-Six-Fiver at St. Petersburg\u2019s<\/a> Moscovsky Station and step off the sleek silver, blue and red bullet train at Moscow\u2019s Leningradsky Station in just under four hours (3:58:00 to be exact).<\/p>\n

\"the<\/p>\n

One of three major hubs that surround Komsomolskaya Square, the Leningradsky, where Moscow\u2019s railway history began, is by far the largest and busiest as it takes quite a while just to exit the station and make our way to the Insight motor coach. Once everyone is on board and accounted for, Gennady, our tour director extraordinaire, gives the thumbs up to the pilot and we pull out into the rush-hour traffic headed for our new, temporary digs overlooking the Moscow River: the Radisson Royal Hotel, one of Joseph Stalin\u2019s \u201cSeven Sisters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"tour<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving been on the winning side of World War II,\u201d Gennady comments from the front of the coach, \u201cPremier Stalin believed that foreigners would soon begin to arrive, walk around and notice that Moscow had no skyscrapers to match the cityscapes of other world capitals.\u201d Gennady continues, \u201cHe strongly felt this negative reaction would be a moral blow to the Soviet Union, so he commissioned seven skyscrapers, nicknamed the \u2018Seven Sisters\u2019 because of their wedding cake-like design topped with a sweeping crown, to jump-start the modernization of Moscow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"the<\/p>\n

The historical footnote expertly explained, we arrive at the large circular drive fronting the Radisson Royal Hotel, the second tallest of the septet at 206m (676 ft). Dripping with 5-star opulence, it\u2019s a magnet for rich and influential oligarchs, their leggy, runway-ready companions and their exotic rides, all buffed to the nines \u2014 the cars, SUVs and limos that is. If ever I felt out of place, now is the time; but, I\u2019m a journalist on a mission and I must endure.<\/p>\n

\"the<\/p>\n

Check-in\u2019s a \u201cno muss, no fuss\u201d affair as we\u2019re pre-registered, handed keys to our rooms by Gennady, and head for one of at least six lobby elevators and quickly ascend to the 15th floor.<\/p>\n

\"view<\/p>\n

With 497 stylish rooms and suites, along with 38 serviced apartments, all spread out over 34 stories, the Radisson Royal, formerly known as Hotel Ucraina (Ukraine), is quite the structure, especially if you score a room overlooking the river from which the city got its name. And, I do. Right out my window I have a suitable-for-framing view of the city\u2019s \u201cWhite House,\u201d a government building along the banks of the Moscow River where Dmitry Medvedev, Russia\u2019s prime minister, reports to work.<\/p>\n

\"bed<\/p>\n

My deluxe room is not large, nor small, and is impeccably appointed and neat as a pin, from the light sage-green bed cover and gold fabric walls, to the complimentary, stiff-upper-lip Penhaligan of London toiletries on display in the sparkling marble bathroom.<\/p>\n

\"menu<\/p>\n

A quick freshen-up, then it\u2019s out the door, down the elevator and, before I know it, I\u2019m seated at an outdoor table at il Forno, an Italian restaurant-pizzeria overlooking the river. With only an hour to consume, I\u2019m in and out in a flash \u2014 I had the grilled salmon, it was delish \u2014 and back on the motor coach with Vera, our local art-history guide for the next three days, who\u2019s going to narrate our \u201cMoscow by Night\u201d tour, an optional Insight experience.<\/p>\n

\"street<\/p>\n

Bursting at the seams with a population of 13.2m within her city limits and another 17.8m out in her \u2018burbs, Greater Moscow \u2014 with more billionaire residents than any other city in the world \u2014 has its fair share of traffic, but our Insight pilot doesn\u2019t seem to mind as he steers our business class legroom Mercedes coach through, around and above traffic until we safely reach the first of three destinations as the sun goes down: Novodevichy Park.<\/p>\n

\"mother<\/p>\n

Following Vera with her raised umbrella, like ducklings behind their mother, we come to a bronze statue display and I wonder if life is imitating art. \u201cBased upon the characters from the acclaimed American children\u2019s book Here Come the Ducklings by Robert Mccluskey,\u201d Vera explains, \u201cthese are exact replicas of the original statues at the Boston Public Garden.\u201d She adds, \u201cThese statues were a gift back in 1991 to Raisa Gorbachev, the late wife of former President Mikhail Gorbachev, from Barbara Bush, the former First Lady of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Novodevichy<\/p>\n

Further into the park we go until we come to a pond, but not just any pond. According to Vera, \u201cLegend has it that Novodevichy Pond served as the inspiration for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to compose the world-renowned ballet Swan Lake<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Novodevichy<\/p>\n

Straight across this postcard-perfect body of water is the real reason why we\u2019re here, to admire Novodevichy Convent, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A marvelous example of Orthodox architecture, the convent, an ensemble of 14 buildings, including 8 cathedrals, is the only ancient nunnery which served as a fortress at the same time. \u201cThe complex,\u201d Vera notes, \u201cwas home to Sofia Alekseyevna, the half-sister of Peter the Great, who was confined there permanently by the young Tsar when he became of age.\u201d Wow, talk about sibling rivalry!<\/p>\n

\"view<\/p>\n

Like Athens, Lisbon<\/a> and Rome<\/a>, to name but a few, Moscow is also built on seven hills, including Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrows Hill), one of the highest points in the city and a popular rendezvous spot for lovers in love. From here your lens can capture quite a bit of Moscow proper spread out down below.<\/p>\n

\"Moscow<\/p>\n

Before flying away from Sparrows Hill, we stop long enough to capture Moscow State University\u2019s main building shimmering in a reflective pool. The tallest of Stalin\u2019s \u201cSeven Sisters\u201d at 240m, she was once the loftiest building in Europe, but still remains the highest educational building in the world. Thirty-six stories in all, MSU\u2019s main building reportedly contains 33km of corridors and 5,000 rooms. \u201cHey, does anyone know where the Bio 101 lecture is being held?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite what you may have heard,\u201d intones Vera, \u201cRed Square is not named after the color of the bricks of the surrounding buildings nor from the link between red and communism.\u201d She pauses slightly for effect, \u201cThe red in our beloved square is from the Russian word krasnaya<\/em>, which means beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"the<\/p>\n

Red Square is a spacious quadrangle and is considered the country\u2019s \u201ckilometer zero\u201d since all of the city\u2019s major streets, which connect to Russia\u2019s major highways, originate from here. Red Square serves as the cobblestone divide between two of the cities most iconic sites, St. Basil\u2019s Cathedral and the Kremlin\u2019s Spasskaya (Savior) Tower.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll find out more about Red Square and the nearby environs when we return tomorrow, hopefully under sunny skies.<\/p>\n

\"one<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a long, long day as the motor coach finally brings us back to the Radisson Royal, one of Stalin\u2019s magnificent \u201cSeven Sisters\u201d that towers above the cityscape, shining brightly from wherever you look when you tour Moscow after dark with Insight.<\/p>\n

Spokoynoy nochi!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Insight<\/p>\n

Go here for detailed information on Insight\u2019s six journeys to Russia, as well as more than 100 other premium and luxury-escorted itineraries around Europe<\/a>, or call toll free (888) 680-1241, or contact your travel agent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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