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Moscow Metro (see also: Museums) First line opened May 1935 (red line), linking 13 stations from Park Kultury to Sokolniki. Open 05:30-01:00 daily. Cheap train rides, many stations like museums and galleries (mosaics, stained glass, statues etc.). One fixed fare per ride, under-7s free. For hours of fun, buy a ticket and ride – but avoid rush hour! Season tickets available. Link to “Moscow’s Palatial Metro Turns 75” article from “Phoebe’s Weekend Walks” column in The Moscow News: http://www.mn.ru/feature/20100513/55441878.html (issue 17F, 2010). www.mosmetro.ru Moscow River Taxi 257 7901, 277 3081 or tel. 225 6070 (open summer months only) Cruises between Kievsky Voksal and Novospassky Pier* (c.90 mins), stopping by the University, Gorky Park, Kremlin etc. Daily during summer, every 20 minutes from 11:00-21:00. Cost: 400 roubles adults, 190 roubles ages 6-12, under 6s free. Unlimited day pass: 800 roubles adults, 200 roubles children. Ticket kiosks at docks, no advance sales. Small on-board cafe, toilets. Seating indoors and outdoors. Also from Kolomenskoye to Brateyevo, night cruises etc. Party and group bookings from 5,600 roubles per hour (minimum two hours). *The Novospassky Monastery is a short walk via a large pond from this last stop, tracing its foundation to the 12th century and, more recently, used as a Bolshevik concentration camp, an orphange, an NKVD archive and a furniture factory. The entrance is through a four-tiered bell tower. You must be suitably dressed (i.e. headscarves for women, long skirts/trousers). Relics include a piece of the Virgin's robe. The river taxi also stops by the Novodevichy Convent (see "Parks"). Link to “River Relaxation” article from “Phoebe’s Weekend Walks” column in The Moscow News: http://www.mnweekly.ru/feature/20090713/55382371.html (issue 26, 2009). www.cck-ship.ru Private Taxis (Companies and Individuals) Citroen Taxis – tel. 956 8956: Large Citroen MPVs and other foreign cars. 2-3 rear seatbelts. Telephone operators speak some English. Taxi Martex – tel. 778 8822, www.zz.ru: Russian and foreign cars. Request car with rear seltbelts if required. Telephone operators speak some English. Woman Taxi - tel. 662 0003, www.womantaxi.ru: Pink taxi service for women. Reliable, punctual and safe. Information and price list given on website. Children's seats available. "Auto nanny" service can be organised (they will take your children to school and pick them up), as well as shopping trips, courier service etc. Taxi Moscow (Formula Taxi) - tel. 777 5777, www.formula-taxi.ru: Reliable service at reasonable prices. Information and price list given on website. Telephone operators speak some English. City Taxi - tel. 933 7870, www.citytaxi.ru Gorodskoye Taxi - www.autotaxi.ru Eleks Polyus - tel. 707 2707, www.taxi-14.ru Moscab - tel. 981 0881, www.moscab.ru Taxi Blues - tel. 105 5115, www.taxi-blues.ru New Yellow Taxi – www.nyt.ru Taxi 232 - tel. 232 1111, www.232.taxi.ru Taxi 956 - www.taxi956.ru Trolley Buses/Trams (see also: Travel) Excellent alternative for getting from A to B above ground, adding to that special ‘day out’ feeling. For ease, buy a map marking all the routes and buy tickets from the kiosks near the bus stations (single, 2, 5, 10 and 20 trip tickets available), otherwise you can buy them on board if you have exact change. Link to “Cool Trolley Tour” article from “Phoebe’s Weekend Walks” column in The Moscow News: http://www.mnweekly.ru/local/20081225/55362849.html (issue 51, 2008). Link to “Get Trolleyed in Moscow” article from “Phoebe’s Weekend Walks” column in The Moscow News: http://www.mnweekly.ru/local/20090409/55373379.html (issue 08F, 2010). |
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