Hermitage Garden — Attraction in Tverskoy District

We had a private party to celebrate the end of shooting a feature film in Moscow and rented out a back room. Food and drinks were fine, waiters and DJ solid as well. I'm guessing it was very expensive though. That's more what lead to my shock when a manager asked us to quiet down while we were out enjoying a smoke near the outside bar. This is a common thing in Russia but I find it unacceptable unless under uniquely outrageous circumstances. This was not one of those times. We had famous Russian stars, beautiful models and actors, and spent thousands of dollars and yet still aren't given respect....

I like this park, it's really comfortable to have a lil chill out. But there are two things that I don't like about it. 1) there's a big cage with squirrels in the center of the children playground. Children scream and cry and I think that it's inhumane to keep squirrels there. They must live freely in the park. 2) there's no food for vegans, all food in the park is maid with meet, eggs or dairy. If you are intolerant allergic - that's a problem. For vegetarians the choice is limited, so better take something with you and maybe it could be a nice idea to...

It’s a splendid thing to have such cosy, small and quiet spots in the centre of Moscow. don’t let the description fool you, this place isn’t boring or bad at all. Concerts, fairs and festivals are regularly held at this tranquil park, although in my mind it’s first an foremost a peaceful place to relax. Escape the metropolitan rush and take a break in the beautiful gardens. Here, find lovely arbours, benches and summer hammocks, and there’s even a natural ice rink in winter. Feel romantic and understand why the monument of lovers was...