Arrival into Moscow

We arrived into Moscow today and the original plan was to go to Nalchik that evening. There were no seats available, so we will fly out tomorrow. The airport was about 1 hour from Moscow and we checked in to the Hotel Russia, which is the largest hotel in Europe (rough math tells me there are over 1800 rooms!!). It is directly across the street from St. Basil’s Cathedral and Red Square.

Moscow looks like a beautiful city, and we will tour more tomorrow. Besides the commercialization, there is a lot of character with many old buildings with great architecture. There is also a small church on almost every corner and when I asked our guide whether or not they fill up or are they just there for tourist, he said that every Sunday, each fills up. Even after decades of atheist communism, people have still managed to maintain some sort of religion. Insha Allah, tomorrow I hope to do jumma at the largest mosque in Moscow and then head down to Nalchik.

Till Next time
Babi