Time really goes by very fast…and things around us (the world around us) is changing fast as well. I just recently had the opportunity to go on a trip to Russia. I have been to Russia only once before — and that was long, really long time ago, so it almost does not count. The country has changed so radically / drastically since 1989….that, I must admit, this trip was essentially my first one!
I will go into more details and experiences in a subsequent posts, but just a quick heads up for you if you are flying into Demodedovo on your arrival, be ready for a long wait to get through passport control… The lines are long and the airport not well airconditioned. If you are traveling with a small child / children, you can look for a line which is asigned for parents with children — that will make the wait a bit shorter and help with your potentially tired kids.
Then once you are through immigration, the next time sink will be the trip to the city. Demodedovo appears to be located about 50-60km (based on where you are travelling to in the city) from Moscow!!! I do not get it. There is no convenient public transport, and the airport is SO far away…. Go figure. On top of that there is only one main highway that connects the airport with the main part of the city. So you can imagine that highway gets pretty bogged down in rush hour.
While on this trip I made 3 round trips between Moscow and Demodedovo, and one of them was in rush hour — it took us about one and a half hours to get from Demodedovo to Kievski Vokzal (Kiev train station near Europe Square in Moscow). So I got bored on the first drive and started taking pictures as we were traveling — here are a few….
Enjoy!
Entry into Moscow coming from Demodedovo Airport
Street in Moscow --- the old LADA is still on the street
