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Very sharp light and the lack of any leaves or grass makes the pictures of Moscow buildings look as though they are scenes from a strange movie with professionally staged limelight. In the previous story I promised to show some new Moscow architecture, here are a few more photos.
Apartment blocks are now available in different classes and price ranges, standard and relatively cheap ones - and unique luxurious houses with larger apartments and higher prices.
With new houses come new cars - and Moscow is more and more suffering from endless traffic jams. A few new freeways of course look nice and are a pleasure to use, but cannot solve the problem of a an old city with radial structure and old narrow streets.
Bright light and tinted glass fill the city with reflections. Some are a bit strange.
Of course I could not miss my favorite Bagration bridge, the one that looks more like an airport than any Russian airport. Its interiors (and views from the other bank) I already presented to you before, here are the reflection (that's me standing below one of the glass panes of Moscow-2000 tower that sits at one end of the bridge) - and the shapes... You see, taking photos for these pages is a pleasant task on a nice spring day in Moscow!
And of course spring is the time for cleaning and washing - and these guys in the photo on the right are not just climbers - they of course have the necessary training, and do real sports for fun, - but here they make money with their skills. And the ropes do look impressive!
The row of photos below also is about the same bridge... More cleaning, a wonderful view from the open deck, and the curiosity of a teenager exploring the sculpture in front of the tower.
And on the banks near the bridge a huge construction site is alive - once almost frozen ambitious project of Moscow City, the area of new tall skyscrapers for offices and government structures, is in progress...
What are Muscovites doing on such a nice weekend? Depends on their habits (they do differ a lot!), moods and resources. Some spend time in the malls, others prefer lines to the Christ The Savior Cathedral to those in the shops - or simply enjoy hot dogs in still chilly air.
Politically active ones go out for demonstrations, and their demands differ as much as their clothes. Those shown in the picture on the left, are demonstrating against Anti-Christ (Catholics, for example, are considered by these guys his servants, the West, his residence). Russian Church is not only getting more and more orthodox not only in its name, but in its ways; it wants more power (political included), more money, more influence.
But of course political or religious fanatics are small groups... It's much more typical for a Muscovite to have fun and relax on a weekend - like the people on the benches you see on the left.
And also Moscow is full of guests and visitors of all sorts at this time - because it spectacular! And flocks of excursion groups are seen all over the city, with concentration noticeably growing in the downtown and around the Kremlin.
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