Moscow 2-Day Blitz Guide 🚶‍♂️➡️ (Phone pics still slay! 😎)

🚉 Transport Metro + Yandex Go (choose cash payment 💰) ⚠️ Register account in China — many can’t receive SMS via roaming! Fallback: Sign in via Apple ID/email 📧 🗺️ Navigation: Yandex Maps (for streets) + Yandex Metro (for subway) — both have English! 🏨 Accommodation: Stay near New Arbat Street — 20 mins walk to Red Square Cost: 600-1,000 RUB/night for good hotels 📅 Day 1: History & Shopping Route: Kremlin → Red Square → GUM → Okhotny Ryad Mall 1️⃣ Kremlin Must-visit! Buy Diamond Fund OR Armory ticket (no need for church ticket) I spent 800 RUB — explored in 1.5 hrs ⏳ 2️⃣ Red Square Right outside the Kremlin — iconic views! 3️⃣ GUM Department Store Buy chocolates 🍫 (affordable & pretty) + gifts Alcohol is pricier here — shop elsewhere for drinks! 4️⃣ Okhotny Ryad Mall 3 floors of food/shopping — great value! Note: Zolotoye Yabloko (Golden Apple) store closed as of May 18 😢 📅 Day 2: Culture & Views Route: Pushkin Café → Arbat Street → Graffiti Wall → Moscow City → Sparrow Hills → Moscow State University 1️⃣ Pushkin Café Book ahead for upper floors! Mon-Wed: until 11 PM | Thu+: 24/7 Formal dress code — coat check at -1F 🧥 2️⃣ Arbat Street New Arbat: Bars + huge vinyl/music store 🎵 Old Arbat: Historic buildings + similar souvenir shops Street artists paint on sunny days 🎨 3️⃣ Graffiti Wall At the end of Arbat toward Kremlin — popular photo spot! 📸 4️⃣ Moscow City Russia’s only skyscraper cluster 🌆 Connected to Afimall City (has Zolotoye Yabloko store) 5️⃣ Sparrow Hills Hike 20 mins for sunset views over Moscow 🌄 Best before 4-5 PM! 6️⃣ Moscow State University Can’t enter, but majestic Soviet architecture 🏛️ Blue hour lighting at night is magical 💙 #TravelTips #RussiaTravel #MoscowGuide #HiddenGems #SpringInMoscow #PhotoSpots #BudgetTravel 🌸📸✨