Moscow in October

What is the best way to get from Domodedovo airport to the city centre? Is public transport reliable/easy? What is a normal price for a taxi?
I will be in Moscow between 25-29 October, are there any special events in this period?

waitressvn wrote:

What is the best way to get from Domodedovo airport to the city
centre?


Express train, station is by the aerodrome...


Is public transport reliable/easy?


Metro is great, learn how to read the cyrillic alphabet so you can read the
station names...


What is a normal price for
a taxi?


Moscow taxis can be a "fishy" experience, best to have your hotel call a
reputable radio - dispatched taxi service...agree on price before - hand!


I will be in Moscow between 25-29 October, are there any
special events in this period?


Moscow Gay Pride Week...big parade...travestie shows; Human Rights Watch
group is also sponsoring a "Remember The Chechens!" festival right by the
Red Square...folks dancing, crafts, numerous food especialities...

For info on all of the above contact the local "Intourist" office...

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waitressvn wrote:

What is the best way to get from Domodedovo airport to the city
centre?


Express train, station is by the aerodrome...


Is public transport reliable/easy?


Metro is great, learn how to read the cyrillic alphabet so you can read
the
station names...


What is a normal price for
a taxi?


Moscow taxis can be a "fishy" experience, best to have your hotel call a
reputable radio - dispatched taxi service...agree on price before - hand!


I will be in Moscow between 25-29 October, are there any
special events in this period?


Moscow Gay Pride Week...big parade...travestie shows; Human Rights Watch
group is also sponsoring a "Remember The Chechens!" festival right by the
Red Square...folks dancing, crafts, numerous food especialities...

For info on all of the above contact the local "Intourist" office...

http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/aero/

Metro is also good transport about town. You may well need to count the
number of stops.....sometimes we found ourselves going 6 stops the wrong way
and going 12 back the other way. A couple of those and you soon learn to
remember the cyrillic characteristics of the desired stop. s

Runge_22 wrote:
waitressvn wrote:

What is the best way to get from Domodedovo airport to the city
centre?


Express train, station is by the aerodrome...


Is public transport reliable/easy?


Metro is great, learn how to read the cyrillic alphabet so you can read the
station names...


What is a normal price for
a taxi?


Moscow taxis can be a "fishy" experience, best to have your hotel call a
reputable radio - dispatched taxi service...agree on price before - hand!


Last time I was in Moscow was '96. The rule then was that when you
arrived at the airport to ignore the taxi touts and go to one of the
booths - inside the terminal building - to book an official licensed
taxi. You got a booking slip with the taxi registration and license number.

Back in the '90s it was reported to be really dangerous to get in a non
registered taxi car. There were stories about people who vanished on
their way from the airport, the bodies sometimes showed up months later.
I hope things have improved since then.

On the other hand, inside cities traveling with local Russians, they
would sometimes just flag private cars down on the street and ask if
they would take us where we wanted for a few dollars.


I will be in Moscow between 25-29 October, are there any
special events in this period?


Moscow Gay Pride Week...big parade...travestie shows; Human Rights Watch
group is also sponsoring a "Remember The Chechens!" festival right by the
Red Square...folks dancing, crafts, numerous food especialities...

For info on all of the above contact the local "Intourist" office...

Steve Cain wrote:
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/aero/

Metro is also good transport about town. You may well need to count the
number of stops.....sometimes we found ourselves going 6 stops the wrong way
and going 12 back the other way. A couple of those and you soon learn to
remember the cyrillic characteristics of the desired stop. s


After a while I figured out how to understand the loudspeaker
announcements telling you what the next stop is, but apart from that,
traveling the Moscow Metro does give you an insight into life as a
dyslexic.

Tom P wrote:
Steve Cain wrote:
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/aero/

Metro is also good transport about town. You may well need to count
the number of stops.....sometimes we found ourselves going 6 stops the
wrong way and going 12 back the other way. A couple of those and you
soon learn to remember the cyrillic characteristics of the desired
stop. s

After a while I figured out how to understand the loudspeaker
announcements telling you what the next stop is, but apart from that,
traveling the Moscow Metro does give you an insight into life as a
dyslexic.

Anyone care to tell me why this thread is cross posted to
alt.activism.death-penalty?

John Rennie wrote:
Tom P wrote:
Steve Cain wrote:
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/aero/

Metro is also good transport about town. You may well need to count
the number of stops.....sometimes we found ourselves going 6 stops
the wrong way and going 12 back the other way. A couple of those and
you soon learn to remember the cyrillic characteristics of the
desired stop. s

After a while I figured out how to understand the loudspeaker
announcements telling you what the next stop is, but apart from that,
traveling the Moscow Metro does give you an insight into life as a
dyslexic.

Anyone care to tell me why this thread is cross posted to
alt.activism.death-penalty?

good question - ask Runge - he did it.

Nope ask morrow you dope.

"Tom P" a écrit dans le message de
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John Rennie wrote:
Tom P wrote:
Steve Cain wrote:
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/aero/

Metro is also good transport about town. You may well need to count
the number of stops.....sometimes we found ourselves going 6 stops the
wrong way and going 12 back the other way. A couple of those and you
soon learn to remember the cyrillic characteristics of the desired
stop. s

After a while I figured out how to understand the loudspeaker
announcements telling you what the next stop is, but apart from that,
traveling the Moscow Metro does give you an insight into life as a
dyslexic.

Anyone care to tell me why this thread is cross posted to
alt.activism.death-penalty?

good question - ask Runge - he did it.

Tom P wrote:

John Rennie wrote:
Tom P wrote:
Steve Cain wrote:
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/aero/

Metro is also good transport about town. You may well need to
count the number of stops.....sometimes we found ourselves going 6
stops the wrong way and going 12 back the other way. A couple of
those and you soon learn to remember the cyrillic characteristics
of the desired stop. s

After a while I figured out how to understand the loudspeaker
announcements telling you what the next stop is, but apart from
that, traveling the Moscow Metro does give you an insight into life
as a dyslexic.

Anyone care to tell me why this thread is cross posted to
alt.activism.death-penalty?

good question - ask Runge - he did it.


Yup, Runge is the top-class ****** on both of these groups...


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Greg