The Metro

Olga and I decided to explore a section of Moscow that required the use of the Metro (see pic. of sign in a station) and in order to make it more interesting we decided to have me lead the way. Since I had done my research and I knew which way to head out from the Beloruskaya train station, I was feeling confident that this would be a successful test.

We decided to first walk over and check out a different hotel, as the one we are currently in has some construction going on. I'm thinking this isn't a problem as the hotel is by the Mayakovskaya stop, which is only one stop away (so my wife promises). Well, she is incorrect and we are now two stops away. Not much of a difference, right? WRONG! The stop we are at is on the ring and has three stops, all with different names and I have to figure out which one to get us to. Nice.

After a bit of anxiety Olga reminded me that we are on the green line (thankfully the lines are color coded) and I remembered that Tverskaya is also on our line. Whew! I found the correct line and then got us on the train heading in the proper direction, ultimately directing us to get off at the correct stop as well . I have to admit, I was a bit anxious over a minor event. The metro is fairly easy to navigate so long as you can read the signs (which I can now do, albeit somewhat slow). I'm not going to attempt the bus system yet, but I now feel pretty good about my ability to find my way around the city...even the parts that require train rides!