Exploring Moscow by Night
One thing Russian girls love to do is walking.
I met a group of people a few days ago and when me and a Mexican friend I came with suggested we hit a bar, the girls reply was No, no bar, let´s go walk around the city. This came as strange because yeah, I like walking and exploring the city but come on, it was already 11 pm and the mood was more about some beers in a bar having a nice conversation, not getting tired and sweaty while using the google translator to communicate with girls.
Anyway, these girls want to walk around? Let´s do it, we´ll convince them of the bar afterwards.
We walked for 4 hours straight and they weren´t tired. They had to work the next morning but they just didn´t care. The cultural exchange they were experiencing - this was during the first days of the world cup - for the first time, the good conversation, the words in spanish they were larning, the phrases in Russian they were teaching us, the overall experience was awesome for them. They wanted to keep walking and to be honest, so did we. This was as much of a great experience for us as it was for them and this was just the first of many walks by night I had during the past month.
I was amazed by the city during the dark hours - which are only between 12 pm and 3 am - and this walk by the light of the moon convinced me to take more walks by night.
The next gallery is a compilation of the best photos - taken with a cellphone - I could get for you. They are not the best pictures but they portray what Moscow by night really feels like. The pictures with dark skies are taken betwen 11 and 3 am, those that have a brighter sky were taken after 3 am. Yeah, Russians tend to stay up all night during the summer.
I hope you enjoy this tour around Moscow by night. Pitures are taken with a cellphone, not a camera, sorry for the flashes in some photos but I couldn´t avoid street and building lights blocking my way for a great photo.
If you don´t speak spanish just scroll down to see the photos :D
Una cosa que les encanta a las Rusas es caminar.
Un amigo mexicano y yo conocimos a un grupo de chicas hace unos días y les sugerimos ir a un bar a tomar una cerveza pero ellas respondieronNiet, niet bar, mejor vamos a caminar por la ciudad. Escuchar esto fue extraño porque yo no acostumbro caminar como una actividad social sino más como por explorar una ciudad o un pueblo y además eran las 11 de la noche, el ambiente estaba más para una buena conversación y quizás unos tequilas más que para una caminata y terminar sudoroso y cansado mientras peleamos con el traductor de google para comunicarnos con las rusas.
En fin, estas chicas quieren caminar por ahí? Dale, vamos y de ahí las convencemos de ir a un bar después.
Caminamos durante 4 horas y ni siquiera se encontraban un poco cansadas. Tenían que trabajar al día siguiente pero no les importaba. El intercambio cultural que estaban viviendo - esta historia ocurrió durante los primeros días de la copa del mundo - por primera vez en su vida, las conversaciones, las palabras en español que aprendían y las frases rusas que nos enseñaron, la experiencia en general simplemente fue increíble para mí que he viajado mucho, así que entiendo la reaccíón de ellas. Ellas querían seguir caminando y para ser honestos, nosotros también. Caminar durante horas sin rumbo y conversando con un inglés roto y parchado - y cuando no entendíamos en serio, usábamos el traductor de google - fue una experiencia increíble tanto para ellas como nosotros y esta no fue mas qu la primer noche de varias que caminé sin rumbo durante la noche.
La ciudad es increíble en las horas oscuras - que es en realidad entre las 11 de la noche y las 3 de la mañana - y esta primer caminata a la luz de la luna me convenció de al menos dos veces a la semana salir a caminar, ya sea solo o acompañado, a medianoche.
La siguiente galería es una compilación de las mejores fotos - tomadas con un celular - que pude tomar para ustedes. No son las mejores fotos pero sin duda expresan como es Moscú durante la noche y como se siente caminar por ahi. Las fotos con el cielo oscuro fueron tomadas entre las 11 pm y las 3 am, aquellas con el cielo un poco más claro fueron tomadas después de las 3 am. Así es, los Rusos tienden a dormirse muuuy tarde durante el verano.
Very kool brother! Lots of great architecture! Loved the shot down the street and park(?) areas! Beautiful place! I see you're feeling better? Glad to see you are.
MUY BIEN! very cool selfie 😊😊 saludos!
QUE HERMOSAS FOTOS!
Me gusto esta frase:jajaja.
Saludos desde Venezuela y éxitos en tus travesías.PD: Espero haya sido super placentero e intento el intercambio cultural.
THE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS!
I like this phrase:
hahahaha.
Greetings from Venezuela and success in your travels.PD: I hope the cultural exchange was super pleasurable and I try to have a good time.
I think I understand why the Russians tend to stay up overnight sometimes during the summer. I mean if you are used to living in cool weather, then summer nights can be the coolest part of the 24 hour day period.....
Nevertheless, its fun up being at nights, I should know because I am up myself lately :-)
BTW would you be coming to steemfest directly from Russia?
Wow, very beautiful views!
Looks like the city itself "dresses up" at night, suggesting there is an appreciation for the practice of walking the streets late a night. I wonder if all those roofline and building lights remain on during the winter, or is it just a summer thing?
=^..^=
Too cool, but some of those lonely, empty streets would be scary for me late at night (unless I had some bodyguards.)
Great veg out you had there bro. Those Russians girls like night walk around - that's true someone told me that before. Can't imagine how it will be like there in autumn and winter with -30 degree Celsius.
Nice pics. Your phone camera is good
I have heard that,that place is beautiful,your photography makes them more attractive
First of, you hit rep 70 congratulations buddy 😁😁
One thing I know is Russians do love to have fun, and four hours walking without getting tired? Hahahaha that's huge, it's so glad to see you're having fun in Russia, I bet you plan to still cover more places, no?
Muy hermosas las fotos. Me gustó haber leído sobre la otra cara del mundial, una cara de afectos que transita en calles y en rostros de personas que apenas se conocen, con idiomas que suenan, pero que no se entiende. Muy bonito este post. Me encantó.