Gorky Park

We decided to go to Gorky Park. We really had no idea what to expect. We got off the metro and walked over the Moscow river on the bridge. We could see all of the ice on the river. Yes, it was a cold day and the ice has been on the river for quite some time. Across the river we could see the roller coaster that was part of Gorky Park.

This is the entrance to the park. We bought tickets to the left of the gate. The carousel is out in front and has two levels to ride on.

The ice skaters were everywhere! All of the walkways were covered with ice and the skaters were having a great time. One trip around this circle was much larger than the track around the football field. I should have packed my skates! The people don't rent their skates, they own them.

There are some children playing hockey out on this field. They had shoveled some of the snow away for their game.

We saw some reindeer that pulled a sled that you could ride on. There were also a lot of little childrens rides at the amusement park area. They must only run in the summer.

This is more of the park. We found at least three different large places where they were skating. Some of the areas had some fun Russian music playing. I took a video at one of the places so I could record the music. This was a beautiful place to spend the day!

We are on our way out. We have had a wonderful day and have worked up an appetite watching all of the skaters! We were with Francis and Jack Holmes, Devere and Arva Burton. We have learned to walk on the crunchy or squeeky snow because it covers up the slippery ice. When we walk we hold hands because it's romantic PLUS when we slip we don't fall down!