Moscow Metro

The Metro, or subway for us New Yorkers, has a reputation of being extraordinary. If anything, that is an understatement. Here are some pics to give you a sense of what the stations are like. Each station has a theme and is done in one particular art form. Some stations are stained glass, some mosaics, some bronze statues and more. Each station is unique. And the trains run very often, no more than 2 minutes between trains, even at way off peak hours. The system shuts down about midnight and reopens around 5:00. You can tell the Moscovites from the rest of us by who is paying attention to the beauty of the stations.Read more