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Moscow Day 1

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I am in Moscow now. Settled into dorm with roommate Michael. On the way here I learned that smoking is very cool. Check out Munich’s exclusive Smoking Club inside the airport:

Smoking Club
Smoking Club

It was almost irresistable to pick up a pack of camels and get my cool on inside the club with the lady who had smoked too long and now was in a wheel chair.

Unfortunately, there were no men with guns at the Moscow airport, just a nice couple who helped me through customs. It seems that the women are more inclined to help than the men. They are also a lot nicer and respond when I say hi. The men usually ignore me.

Check out the concert we went to last night with Esther, Ana, and Ira (Ira picked me up at the airport, and the other two girls are affiliated with Math in Moscow). It was apparently a local band whose members went to the same university as Ana and Ira and were close friends. Everyone in the club all knew the band and were friends with each other. Other than the smoke it was super fun. They did some English covers: Radiohead, Tommy from the Rock Opera (The Who), and Twist & Shout. The rest sounded like Russian drinking songs. Oh, there was a solo yukalaylee where he played/sung a Beatles song. Can’t remember which. Here are the photos:

The Band: Pony
The Band: Pony, Style: Alternative Rock
There is quite an abundance of Alchohol in Russia. Apparently its like $3 for the finest Vodka.
There is quite an abundance of Alchohol in Russia. Apparently its like $3 for the finest Vodka.

The subways are indeed very pretty. Each station has different architecture. I’ll try to post more when I visit more stations. Here are a few:

Subway station. I don't remember which, still need to learn language.
Subway station. I don’t remember which, still need to learn language.
Ana on our left (dress), Esther on our right (sweater vest). Daniel, student from Stanford, right behind them. He has been here before.
Ana on our left (dress), Esther on our right (sweater vest). Daniel, student from Stanford, right behind them. He has been here before.
Russia is definitely ready for a Nuclear fallout. These steep escalators go hundreds of feet underground all over the metro. To feel how steep they are, the lights on the left are standing vertical. When we looked at the advertisements on the side, they match the angle of the tunnel so I felt vertigo. Also, the tunnel is made out of metal. Yea, these guys are legit.
Russia is definitely ready for a Nuclear fallout. These steep escalators go hundreds of feet underground all over the metro. To feel how steep they are, the lights on the left are standing vertical. When we looked at the advertisements on the side, they match the angle of the tunnel so I felt vertigo. Also, the tunnel is made out of metal. Yea, these guys are legit.
The White house, where the government sits and does other things. Apparently we're not really supposed to take pictures of this. But we were on the metro late at night so not a lot of people saw.
The white house, where the government sits and does other things. Apparently we’re not really supposed to take pictures of this. But we were on the metro late at night so not a lot of people saw.

Alright, time for some lunch before I head down to the university. Dian, who comes from Beijing took most of these pictures. I will post more of the Russian monument park we went to. It reminds me of the Washington Mall.

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