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mattstanbridge17:03 UTC14 Dec 2014

First post on here so hopefully its in the right place! I'm heading off on long term solo trip in mid february from UK, starting with train across Europe then into Russia mid in february, have booked trans-mongolian railway to Beijing departing Moscow on 28th February, im not travelling with a lavish budget (i know big cities wont be cheap!) and would like to see Moscow sights and St Petersburg sights prior to train departure, i'm really after any do/ don't do advice or any must see places, im interested to experience local customs and culture and luckily i dont mind the cold ;)

muteki22:14 UTC14 Dec 2014

Well, that's a really broad question. I can offer some advice, but not sure if it's exactly what you're looking for. I'd recommend doing some searches on this forum, Googling 'things to do in ...', or just flipping through some guidebooks at your local bookstore, over some coffee maybe.

St. P's "don't miss", though Peterburg is definitely worth a few days. Beautiful in the snow, unless you're trying to walk on it...
- Hermitage. Free one day of the month, go check out their website to see which day. I think it's first Thursday but not sure. It's a fantastic museum in a beautiful building.
- Dostoevsky House Museum
- Nevskiy Prospekt. Lots of sights on this street.

Moscow: I spent around a month here and haven't seen it all, so just get lost...
- Red Square & surroundings (St. Basil's, Kremlin, etc), obviously.
- Arbat walking street

Customs & tips:
- Russians come across as rude sometimes, but not if you get to know them. You can find local place pages / discussions on Couchsurfing and arrange to meet up with some people that way. If you're in open carriage, or even kupe on the trans-siberian, you'll have a chance to meet people.
- bring your own teabags and just-add-hot-water dinners on the train with you. And alcohol if you're into it; maybe you'll make some friends that way.

If you want other advice, please feel free to post some more specific questions!

Turbo9923:25 UTC14 Dec 2014

How much time do you have for sightseeing of Moscow ?

By the way about local customs and culture . In Russia will be ancient slavic holiday "Maslenitsa" from 16 to 25 February .

mattstanbridge08:12 UTC15 Dec 2014

Thank you for replies, I plan to spend around a week in Moscow and train to St Petersburg and spend 2-4days there before leaving on train. Also I'm stopping at Urkutsk in Siberia for 2/3 days on the way so any suggestions for there appreciated too!!

mattstanbridge08:12 UTC15 Dec 2014

Turbo9923:41 UTC15 Dec 2014

If you haven’t bought the ticket yet, I think would be better spend more days in St. Peterburg.
It was the capital of the Russian Empire during the period of greatest power and there a lot of beautiful places and buildings.
About Moscow
Places were grouped near each other . On top of the list are the most important places to visit

St. Basil's Cathedral
Red Square (Krasnaya ploshchad)
Alexander Garden (Aleksandrovsky Sad)
Tomb of Unknown Soldier
Diamond Fund (Almazny Fond)
The Armoury
Moscow Metro
State Historical Museum

Foreign Affairs Ministry
Old Arbat (Stary Arbat)
House of friendship with peoples of foreign countries (A.A. Morozov's mansion)
Christ The Savior Cathedral

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
Luzhkov Bridge
Tretyakov Gallery in Lavrushinsky Lane
Muzeon Museum
Crimean Bridge (Krymsky Most)

Pushkin Square
Tverskaya Street (Ulitsa)
Bolshoi Theatre
Lubyanka square
Trinity Temple in Nikitniki
Kitai-Gorod and Ulitsa Varvarka
Chambers of The Romanov Boyars
Old English Court

Victory park
Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945
Triumphal Arch
Borodino Battle Museum Panorama

Kolomenskoye Historical and Architectural Museum and Reserve
Palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in Kolomenskoye

Tsarytsino Open-Air History and Architectural Museum

Worker and Collective Farmer Museum and Exhibition Center
Ostankino TV Tower
Museum of Astronautics

Izmailovsky Park
The Vodka Museum
Souvenir market

Lomonosov Moscow State University (MGU)
Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory)

Novodevichy (New Maiden) Convent and Cemetery

Moscow Compound of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius Lavra (70 km away from Moscow)

Central Andrei Rublev Museum of Early Russian Art

Central Armed Forces Museum of Russian Federation

Cold War Museum at the Bunker-42 on Taganka

Sokolniki Park
Ice Museum

The Museum of Russian Icon

St Petersburg and Moscow February suggestions Country forums / Eastern Europe & the Caucasus / Russia
mattstanbridge17:03 UTC14 Dec 2014	First post on here so hopefully its in the right place! I'm heading off on long term solo trip in mid february from UK, starting with train across Europe then into Russia mid in february, have booked trans-mongolian railway to Beijing departing Moscow on 28th February, im not travelling with a lavish budget (i know big cities wont be cheap!) and would like to see Moscow sights and St Petersburg sights prior to train departure, i'm really after any do/ don't do advice or any must see places, im interested to experience local customs and culture and luckily i dont mind the cold ;)
muteki22:14 UTC14 Dec 2014	Well, that's a really broad question. I can offer some advice, but not sure if it's exactly what you're looking for. I'd recommend doing some searches on this forum, Googling 'things to do in ...', or just flipping through some guidebooks at your local bookstore, over some coffee maybe. St. P's "don't miss", though Peterburg is definitely worth a few days. Beautiful in the snow, unless you're trying to walk on it... - Hermitage. Free one day of the month, go check out their website to see which day. I think it's first Thursday but not sure. It's a fantastic museum in a beautiful building. - Dostoevsky House Museum - Nevskiy Prospekt. Lots of sights on this street. Moscow: I spent around a month here and haven't seen it all, so just get lost... - Red Square & surroundings (St. Basil's, Kremlin, etc), obviously. - Arbat walking street Customs & tips: - Russians come across as rude sometimes, but not if you get to know them. You can find local place pages / discussions on Couchsurfing and arrange to meet up with some people that way. If you're in open carriage, or even kupe on the trans-siberian, you'll have a chance to meet people. - bring your own teabags and just-add-hot-water dinners on the train with you. And alcohol if you're into it; maybe you'll make some friends that way. If you want other advice, please feel free to post some more specific questions!	1
Turbo9923:25 UTC14 Dec 2014	Hi How much time do you have for sightseeing of Moscow ? By the way about local customs and culture . In Russia will be ancient slavic holiday "Maslenitsa" from 16 to 25 February .	2
mattstanbridge08:12 UTC15 Dec 2014	Thank you for replies, I plan to spend around a week in Moscow and train to St Petersburg and spend 2-4days there before leaving on train. Also I'm stopping at Urkutsk in Siberia for 2/3 days on the way so any suggestions for there appreciated too!!	3
mattstanbridge08:12 UTC15 Dec 2014	Thank you for replies, I plan to spend around a week in Moscow and train to St Petersburg and spend 2-4days there before leaving on train. Also I'm stopping at Urkutsk in Siberia for 2/3 days on the way so any suggestions for there appreciated too!!	4
Turbo9923:41 UTC15 Dec 2014	If you haven’t bought the ticket yet, I think would be better spend more days in St. Peterburg. It was the capital of the Russian Empire during the period of greatest power and there a lot of beautiful places and buildings. About Moscow Places were grouped near each other . On top of the list are the most important places to visit St. Basil's Cathedral Red Square (Krasnaya ploshchad) Alexander Garden (Aleksandrovsky Sad) Tomb of Unknown Soldier Diamond Fund (Almazny Fond) The Armoury Moscow Metro State Historical Museum Foreign Affairs Ministry Old Arbat (Stary Arbat) House of friendship with peoples of foreign countries (A.A. Morozov's mansion) Christ The Savior Cathedral Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Luzhkov Bridge Tretyakov Gallery in Lavrushinsky Lane Muzeon Museum Crimean Bridge (Krymsky Most) Pushkin Square Tverskaya Street (Ulitsa) Bolshoi Theatre Lubyanka square Trinity Temple in Nikitniki Kitai-Gorod and Ulitsa Varvarka Chambers of The Romanov Boyars Old English Court Victory park Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 Triumphal Arch Borodino Battle Museum Panorama Kolomenskoye Historical and Architectural Museum and Reserve Palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in Kolomenskoye Tsarytsino Open-Air History and Architectural Museum Worker and Collective Farmer Museum and Exhibition Center Ostankino TV Tower Museum of Astronautics Izmailovsky Park The Vodka Museum Souvenir market Lomonosov Moscow State University (MGU) Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory) Novodevichy (New Maiden) Convent and Cemetery Moscow Compound of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius Lavra (70 km away from Moscow) Central Andrei Rublev Museum of Early Russian Art Central Armed Forces Museum of Russian Federation Cold War Museum at the Bunker-42 on Taganka Sokolniki Park Ice Museum The Museum of Russian Icon	5

St Petersburg and Moscow February suggestions