That's right - Jim and I have a new home and are no longer homeless.....below are pics of our new doma (home.) We move into our apartment on Saturday (September 1st) so one more week of living at the Marriott - I can't wait to get out of this hotel room....
A little history on our building - It is really a site and a beautiful building....to say the least. Kudrinskya Square is the name of our building - it is one of the Seven Sisters.
The Seven Sisters are the architectural legacy of one of the most ambitious building programs completed during Soviet times. They were all built on the orders of Jozef Stalin, the towers were constructed for the glorification of the Soviet State after WWII, and were intended to rival the USA’s skyscrapers that had gone up in the 30s. Each Sister was designed according to Stalin’s specifications, in a so-called ‘wedding-cake’ style, that concentrated the eye towards a central tower. Stalin also insisted that all of the Seven Sisters be given a spire (or spike,) in order to distinguish them from other countries.
On Thursday I have signed up to attend a Champagne Art History lesson - so I may learn a bit more on these buildings after Thursday.
The from view of our building
Me across the street from the stairs to the entrance of our apartment
Looking up at our building
View from our Bedroom (the Moscow Zoo is with in the trees that you see)
View from the living room (The building at about 4:00 is the Metro - very close to our apartment)
Living Room
Bedroom
Bathroom 
4 comments:
Real city living! That looks very nice... great view and convenient to the Metro. You must be so ready to have your own place again... it's been so long!
Your apartment is so adorable, I love it! Glad to see you are getting settled, I can't wait to visit you!
Hello Jim and Carrie,
We were happy to hear that all is going well. Your apartment looks
great. It reminded us a little bit of the Pennsylvanian in Pittaburgh.
The pictures of Putin received quite a bit of coverage in the States. The last US President that we saw without a shirt was Ronnie Reagan when he played "The Gipper" in the old Notre Dame movie.
People from West Virginia probably think that chicken looks like a piece of expensive road kill.
Have fun,
Marie and Jim
Carrie- your place is awesome! And, you sound so intelligent talking about all the architecture- Moscow makes you smart :)
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