russia-moscow-2003-001   Spring 2003 I was in Moscow twice as I followed Spring around the world. Unfortunately I miscalculated and found that Spring arrives later in Moscow

entry gate to grounds near Kremlin sitting in front of my hotel with Kremlin behind me Hotel Rossia, my hotel Kremlin from my hotel kremlin wide angle one of many towers of the Kremlin St Basil's Cathedral built by Ivan the Terrible to celebrate his taking Kazan fr Lenin History Musuem small chapel near my hotel gates from Red Sqaure Red Square looking back towards St. Chatherine's view past Lenin Museum modern sub-terrainean mall at Kremlin gate plaza on top of 4 level mall view from mall plaza approachingt main entrance to Kremlin and ticket office sample art gardens being prepared for Spring Lenin Tomb unknown soldier's tomb archway from Red Square 19th century State Department Store GUM that houses about 1000 independent shops Inside GUM very old 4 level enclosed mall Easter/Spring is coming a showplace of opulence where all the world-famous name-brands of fine jeweller looking down towards main level sBarro typical interior kiosk at Gum (Goom) detail of church domes view back from Kremlin entrance typical street scene multi-zone complex across river promotional billboard for development decorative church tower another development building view along river view of Kremlin from across the river Kazan Cathedral on the corner of Red Square between GUM and the History Museum w old office building