Victory Park

Saturday was a gorgeous day here in Moscow and Jim, Bean and I set off to explore a little of Moscow. We took the metro out to Victory Park which is the Russian park commemorating World War II. However, Russians do not refer to it as World War II - they refer to the war as the Great Patriotic War. The park was huge and absolutely gorgeous!

Bean & I in front of the Triumphal Arch.
It is decorated with the coats of arms of the 48 Russian provinces.


This is the base of a 460 foot statue called the Angel of Victory

This is the statue looking up - you can see the angels at the top.

A Russian Bride and Groom posing for photos.

We think this was her Maid of Honor...
Now you can all imagine what the women wear out on a Saturday night -
it can be quite a sight?!?!

Another wedding posing - check out the guy at about 12 o'clock
- yep - he's drinking VODKA in the wedding photo and the
Maid of Honor is wearing a sash....interesting....did someone say TIR?

Me standing in Victory Park - off in the distance you can see the city of Moscow

A church in the park - the park also has a synagogue and a mosque.

Bean & I in Victory Park