River Cruise

So recently Jolene and I went of a river cruise on the Moscow River.  Yes it is the middle of winter so yep we were on an ice breaker ship.  It was pretty cool, no pun intend.. okay well maybe it was.  Anyway we had a good time.

This was the type of boat we were on.

The cruise was about two hours long, substantially shorter than the summer cruises, but breaking ice takes a bit more time so the trip isn't as far as the others.  As the boats break the ice, the water starts to freeze again and a low fog also forms above the river.  The effect is pretty cool.

The beer selection was not all that great so I went with a local Russian beer.  Kinda reminded me of Budweiser.  Oh well I was there for the experience, not the beer.  The experience was pretty cool  We plan on taking the cruise again at night when it's warmer.  Looking forward to getting some pictures of the city then.

Is it me or is she looking more Russian?

As we approached Gorky Park, we turned around and headed back.  You can see how thick the fog had gotten.  If you look close you can see the Russian Buran (shuttle).  This is in Gorky Park.  I still need to make it there, but we're going to wait till it gets warmer and nicer out.

We actually went with a group of other first or second tour diplomats, some from other embassies.

And as the cruise headed back you can see the sun trying to peak through the heavy cloud cover.  Just another winter wonderland weekend in Moscow.