Opening Hours and Holidays
Most shops open Mon-Sat 10am-7pm or later; few close for lunch. Department stores, bars and restaurants stay open on Sundays. Opening hours for museums are 10am-5/6pm. They are invariably closed at least one day a week, and one further day in the month will be set aside as a "cleaning day". Note that ticket offices always close one hour before the museum itself. Churches tend to be accessible from 8am until the end of the evening service. Russia's official national holidays have at last settled down, now that those associated purely with the former Soviet regime have gone, often to be replaced by traditional religious holidays. The current public holidays are: Jan 1; Jan 6/7 (Orthodox Christmas); March 8 (Women's Day); May 1 and 2; May 9 (Victory Day); June 12; Nov 7. Russians also celebrate the unofficial Old New Year on 13/14 January - according to the Julian calendar.
find your way in MoscowNatalia says "Dear
If You are tired of grey days, ordinary journeys, simple city-excursions
and guids telling You with gloomy face about the sights of the city,
if You do not want to hear phrases repaeted year by year and do not
wish to join the indifferent folk of tourists- you are on right way!
If You desire to learn the real life-style of the country and people,
visit what You really want and not what You were told to - You are on
Your way!!!
With us You will see and learn that way of life which is carefully
hiden from You by the tourist companies and guids.
Say:"STOP!!!" and visit the most exciting places which will show You
more than You might expect!
We offer You a programm on tourism in Russia.
There is a whole number of absolutely new opportunities for You: the
first one is that You have opportunity to choose the route of Your
journey yourself(or we may help You), You may start from visiting
Museums, Art Galeries, Opera-Houses and the second capital of the
Russian Federation - St. Petersburg, where You may enjoy a marvellous
river - voyage .
Or you may even go to hike and sit at the fire the whole night
enjoying the starry sky of Russia, sing song and eat shashljk (specially
fried meat in the fire with spices, first appeared in the Caucasus)
You will have an opportunity to visit not only the city -centres, but
other city-heroes of Russia, such as
Novgorod, Pskov, Tver, Vladimir, Suzdal, Ivanovo (the city where only
unmarried young ladies live).
So with our help You will see the whole internal world full of
traditins and customs, which You will never forget!!!
From Russia with love
always Your Natasha and Ann
many happy returnings!!!
" find your way in MoscowNatasha and Ann says "Dear everyone
If You are tired of grey days, ordinary journeys, simple city-excursions
and guids telling You with gloomy face about the sights of the city,
if You do not want to hear phrases repaeted year by year and do not
wish to join the indifferent folk of tourists- you are on right way!
If You desire to learn the real life-style of the country and people,
visit what You really want and not what You were told to - You are on
Your way!!!
With us You will see and learn that way of life which is carefully
hiden from You by the tourist companies and guids.
Say:"STOP!!!" and visit the most exciting places which will show You
more than You might expect!
We offer You a programm on tourism in Russia.
There is a whole number of absolutely new opportunities for You: the
first one is that You have opportunity to choose the route of Your
journey yourself(or we may help You), You may start from visiting
Museums, Art Galeries, Opera-Houses and the second capital of the
Russian Federation - St. Petersburg, where You may enjoy a marvellous
river - voyage .
Or you may even go to hike and sit at the fire the whole night
enjoying the starry sky of Russia, sing song and eat shashljk (specially
fried meat in the fire with spices, first appeared in the Caucasus)
You will have an opportunity to visit not only the city -centres, but
other city-heroes of Russia, such as
Novgorod, Pskov, Tver, Vladimir, Suzdal, Ivanovo (the city where only
unmarried young ladies live).
So with our help You will see the whole internal world full of
traditins and customs, which You will never forget!!!
From Russia with love
always Your Natasha and Ann
many happy returnings!!!
nata2702@rambler.ru
"
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