It was time to venture across the river and explore a new neighborhood. Although neither Chad or I had read the book or seen the movie, we headed for Gorky Park. It was completely surreal. The park has a grand entrance, nice lawns and fountains, but the main attraction is an old amusement park. The place was full of Eastern European tourists taking in the 1950's style rides and winning stuffed animals on the fair games. It felt like we entered a time warp. However, a relaxing meal at an outdoor restaurant put us in the mood to join in. We had as much fun as the kids as we rode the swings and took in the park from the air!
Gorky Park is along the Moscow River, so we headed down and took one of the cruise boats to see the city from the river. The Kremlin looks much more grand from the water because you can't see that it is surrounded by commercial businesses on all the other sides. We could also see the different architectural styles from each soviet leader. Apparently Stalin created large apartments and his successors created much smaller units. So, in Moscow having a Stalinist building is better!
It was a fascinating and fun day touring the city!
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