After an overnight train from St Petersburg...in which not much sleep was enjoyed and a lot of Vodka was consumed, much to the annoyance of our provodnista (carriage attendant) we arrived in Moscow at the crack of dawn and our expected minibus to take us to the hostel wasn't there- our guide (Nadya) rang around and after much heated and ridiculous Russian conversation the sorry conclusion was reached that we would be walking...not ideal lugging a big rucksack on ...

Dobrey ootra from Russia....been a very hectic 10 days since i left Kiev so lots to tell! Last day in Kiev was spent watching United beat City (get in) and then off to the Dynamo Stadium for Dynamo vs Dnipro- ended 2-0 to Kiev but the match played very much second fiddle...football fans out here are mad, first off you arent allowed to take Camera's into the stadium hence the lack of photos! but once inside and plonked in my 50p seat with a beer (you can drink...