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An alternative accommodation options, not for everyone but here is the story.
Near the Kiev highway, 40 min. by car from Metro Yugo-Zapadnaya. 7km from Station Selyatino, about an hour by car or train from the south-west end of Moscow. A bus from Metro Teply Stan will take you to within walking distance to the dacha.
A message from my ex:
“A room is available from June 25 till July 2.
The entire 2-bedroom apartment will be available from July 2 till July 27. One double bed and two single beds.
The cat is included.
The apartment is in quiet, green area with many groceries, banks, shopping mall, public transport nearby. Nearest Metro Station Voykovskaya.
Photos and prices will be sent on request.
Write to olesya1111@yandex.ru“
I’ve been asked several times over the last month what’s the big fuss about the proposed plans to knock down several thousand of Moscow’s outdated (mostly from the 1950s and 1960s) buildings. Here is an article, in English, summarizing what’s wrong with mayor Sobyanin’s project. And here is another one from The Moscow Times explaining why scores of Muscovites are not that happy about the authorities’ big plans.
In the Central House of Artist in Moscow (Krymsky Val 10/14) soon opens a big exposition featuring 65 works, mostly from the collection of the Murmansk Regional Art Museum, by classic Murmansk artists, starting May 27 and closing on June 19.
Arriving in Kandalaksha Oct. 15 early in the morning, around 4am. No e-mail while between Moscow and Kandalaksha. Back in circulation around the middle of the day of Oct. 15.
That’s a bit too early for that in Moscow but yesterday we had some real snow.
A few days ago I’ve run into a hostel offering beds of the sort like on the picture above for mere 600 roubles/night (just under $10). What’s more, it is at Starovagankovsky pereulok, literally across the road from the main entrance to the Kremlin. Their second location is in Old Arbat, which is pretty good too. I am hereby sharing this info with budget travel enthusiasts. The hostel site is only in Russian but the staff speak English, and most clients seems to be travellers from distant lands. A few more hostels of the same class noticed in the area but I’ve had no occasion to inspect them in person. All-in-all I’d say Moscow, as well as the rest of the country, is at the cheapest to travel to it’s been in the last 10-15 years.
A vegetarian expo is to be held in Moscow’s Sokolniki on Nov. 1. Too bad I’ll be back home to Kandalaksha by then. Judging from theis site the event promises to be fun. I believe this is the first happening of this scale in Russia.
The collective face of the city is considerably gloomier than on the weekend.
But still no traffic jams of three years ago.
Another new impression is a large – huge – number of “for rent” signs on retail property, a sure sign of economic decline.
