Arbat Street in Moscow
- The place I'd like to visit is Arbat Street in Moscow. I think everybody heard about this awesome street. It's one of the main sights in Moscow. There are more sights than in Red Square. Old Arbat is not long. In fact it’s 1,2 km. But it’s a must to see even if you are going to spend in Russian capital just a few days.
- In this street there are monuments and museums to many famous people, who lived here. There is Pushkin’s house-museum and opposite it you’ll see a sculpture of him and his wife Natalia. There are Lermontov’s, Skryabin’s and Okudjava’s houses. Suvorov was born in one of the houses in this street.
- There is a monument to Bulat Okudjava, to N.V.Gogol. There you’ll find one of the cult places a Wall, devoted to Viktor Tsoy, the leader of the musical group “Cinema”. If the weather is warm you can see a lot of street musicians and painters in Arbat
- You are offered a wide choice of Russian souvenirs in the street: wooden and clay, among them balalaykas and Matryoshras. There are a lot of shops for tourists on both sides of the street and cosy cafes and restaurants where you can enjoy Russian cuisine: tasty pies and pancakes with caviar.
- The old Arbat has the reputation of being the most touristic streets of Moscow, with a large number sold to entertainment and Souvenirs. It differs from the new Arbat, a street running parallel to it and lined with Soviet skyscrapers made of steel, concrete and glass.