The train arrived bright and early in Moscow at around 7am (almost minus Sam who was still on the train when it left the platform - fortunately for him the attendant got the driver to stop the train). I can safely say that we were all knackered as the carriage attendant woke us up at around 6am. Now being a bunch of tourists we all thought that it would be a good idea to go make our first stop Lenin's Mausoleum, again Russians are funny about opening hours so we had to be ready to leave our hotel at 10am to see a man who died in 1924. All I can say is that he looks like a wax work dummy. No pictures I'm afraid as cameras are not allowed in the mausoleum.

Moscow is very different to St Petersburg and I must say it actually grew on me, maybe it was because it seemed more like the real Russia or maybe it was because yet again we had great weather I don't know.

Red Square is ,much like what you would expect, St Basil's in the background (pineapple church), Kremlin wall oh and a big expensive shopping centre opposite the Kremlin wall.

Oh there is also a church called Christ the Saviour that was built in 1997 which is on the site of the original church that Stalin ordered to be bulldozed to make way for the largest building in the world. Well it didn't happen and apparently the worlds largest swimming pool was built instead.

The Metro is world famous and for a reason, every station is completely different a mixture of modern late 20th century and 1950's communism. You could visit Moscow and just visit all the metro station's they are far more interesting than the London Underground stations and the trains are more reliable too, every two minutes there is a train.

In the evening a few of us headed for the touristy Arbat area for dinner and drinks. By the way bars/pubs in Moscow seem to shut around 11pm.

We spent most of the final day in Moscow at the Kremlin. Boy was I suprised by it (as I think most of the group were). The Kremlin is a large walled citadel and was the original settlement of Moscow, not only are there government buildings (we obviously were not allowed in to those) but four cathedrals, a couple of palaces and a park. Oh and I nearly forgot the largest cannon in the world that has never been used and a 2 tonne bell.

Later in the afternoon I headed for the Novodevichy Convent and wanted to visit the cemetary next door which is supposed to be quite outlandish (I took a wrong turn at the local metro station and wasn't alllowed in to the cemetary as it closes at 5pm).

The final evening in Moscow we all met up for dinner and drinks in the Arbat area (being tourists we really didn't know where else to go to)