The Moscow Metro is one of the most amazing sights and experiences. There are nine metro lines, eight crossing the city and one going in circle connecting all the metro lines, twice. There are more lines planned that will connect the various lines further out. The metros are fast, clean and always crowded. It is the easiest and fastest way to get around. There is no graffiti anyplace (in metro stations). The only disadvantage is that the stations are far apart and once above ground there is still a lot of walking to a particular point, but that can be solved by taking buses. Unfortunately, I did not have time to learn the bus system, so we did a lot of walking.
The other amazing thing is that each Metro station is different and many look like museums. There are paintings and elaborate sculptures in the stations. It was fun just just exploring a station and enjoying the art work. Most sculptures are from the Communist era Here are some samples of art work found in the stations.
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| One of the many communist era sculptures in the metro station |
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| My friend G. in front of the sculpture |
Me in front of a Communist era sculpture. Notice the
shiny pistol that is touched by many passengers as they pass by.
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| One of the metro stations. Isn't it beautiful? |
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| More metro station art |
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| Promoting agriculture - wheat production |
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| A column with a painting |
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| More painting art in a metro station |
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| Metro art |
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