Around the World: Moscow

[reviews_and_ramblings]

I have still the flu, I'm walking around with pill for headache, watery nose and cough, but today, when I woke up, there was a slightly promise of blue sky and so I really couldn't stay inside my room. I went out like the Michelin man, all covered in different layers of dresses, and took the subway to the city centre... obviously, as soon as I was out of the Metro, it was raining :-( Well, I thought, I'm here, I'm covered, and I want to see the city, and so, I continue my walk, under a rain that was never, fortunately, too heavy to bother me too much. And strange thing, the sky was actually blue, when I could see it behind the clouds! Anyway, I walked for more or less 4 hours, I skipped lunch since the light hours are so few that I wanted to profit of all of them. Today was probably the better day for picture, I did a lot, but I chose to post only 6: I will save the others for my next pic spam appointments ;-)

Around the Wor...

By Elisa Rolle

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No, I wasn't particularly interested in the Starsbuck Coffee, I first noticed the building behind and the nice effect of the windows with the blue sky. I was particurarly interested in the style of the building, even if it seems modern, I have the feeling that it's not, if I didn't know that it is quite impossible, I would say that it's a '60 or '70 building. Anyway, I'm like that, I notice the strangest things, and sometime my pictures have no reason if not to save in my memories the passing impression of a nice color, or of tree branches with red berry in front of a pink wall...

Comments

[julesjones]

The style of the Starbucks building makes me think of art deco -- it's not *quite* deco, but has some of the same feel to it.

Design

[(Anonymous)]

What's with these round designs on buildings? Must be something in the Russian psyche to tell the whole story but for that you's probably need a Dostoyevsky or Tolstoy to get it right.

Damn, too bad about your cold but at least you'll have a great memory, being sick in Russia when the cold frigid rain is falling...must be a story in that, eh?

Mick

www.mykoladementiuk.com

Cold Russia

[(Anonymous)]

I was just reading a review of a new book (non-gay) that might be interesting to look up while you're resting in bed in cold Russia

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/books/review/Schillinger-t.html?ref=books

THERE ONCE LIVED A WOMAN WHO TRIED TO KILL HER NEIGHBOR’S BABY Scary Fairy Tales By Ludmilla Petrushevskaya

Mick

www.mykoladementiuk.com

[snowmore.livejournal.com]

These are great pictures, Elisa. I would have stopped into Starbucks. I do enjoy their cafe mocha once in awhile. :P

I chucked about you likening your layers of clothing to the Michelin man. I didn't know how world wide he is known. I'm sure there are a number of Michelin tire plants, a few of which are in my province (Nova Scotia).

I hope you feel better soon!!

[mondhellnacht.livejournal.com]

[chrissymunder.livejournal.com]

Even through I've not been online much I always make a point to stop when I see you have new pictures up. Honestly, if you ever put them together and publish I'll be in line to buy. Beautiful as ever. (and feel better, too!)

[mammarella.livejournal.com]

The buildings are stunning! It doesn't even take a good photographer (talking about myself here) to make a nice shot.
Starbucks was a great disappointment, though - they didn't have green tea latte!!! Can you imagine???
**rolls eyes... again** ;)