Moscow Blitz 1-Day Itinerary

Day 2️⃣ Afternoon Edition 🚶‍♂️ 12:00-12:30 Zaryadye Park Stroll → Walk to the giant V-shaped skybridge overlooking the Moscow River 🌉 🍽️ 12:30-14:30 Lunch at Zaryadye Restaurant (right next to the skybridge!) ⭐️ Affordable: 400 RUB/dish | Chinese menu available Tip: Go early — may have queues! 🏛️ 14:30-16:30 Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Ticket: 750 RUB | Open until 20:00 Highlights: Ancient Greek → Renaissance art (mix of replicas & originals) ❗Other recommendations: European Impressionist Wing (closed during my visit — Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh, etc.) Tretyakov Gallery (add if you have 2 days!) ⛪ 16:30-17:00 Walk to Cathedral of Christ the Savior (world’s tallest Orthodox church) → photos 📸 🚇 17:00-17:30 Walk/metro to Arbat Street (Smolenskaya Station) ⭐️ Don’t miss: One of the "Seven Sisters" — Ministry of Foreign Affairs building (photo opp!) 🛍️ 17:30-19:00 Explore Arbat Street (Moscow’s oldest pedestrian street) Souvenir shops: "Gift and Souvenir" (cat-themed 🐱), "Onegin", "Souvenirnaya Lavka" (Soviet-themed) Prices aren’t cheap — buy only if you love it! 🍜 19:00-20:30 Dinner at Pho (Vietnamese restaurant on Arbat) — tasty! Lots of dining options here. 🌃 20:30-21:30 Planned: Night view of Hotel Ukraine (another "Seven Sister") by Moscow River… but too tired 😴 Instead: Took metro back to hotel → picked luggage → walked to Leningradsky Station 🚂 21:30-22:30 Waited for overnight train to St. Petersburg (arrives 6:34 AM) ⭐️ Tip: Russian stations are small with few seats. Trains arrive 30-40 mins early — board early and make your bed! Moscow’s blitz tour = complete! ❤️ “Moscow is amazing — I’ll be back!” #RussiaTravel #MoscowGuide #DayTrip #PushkinMuseum #ArbatStreet #ZaryadyePark #BudgetTravel #SoloTrip #ExploreRussia 🏛️🌆🚂