April 17: Back in the Metro

April 17: Back in the Metro

I took my first metro ride since the terrorist attacks. It was a bit eerie at first, but I quickly fell back into my normal routine and my thoughts quickly escaped to other issues at hand. 

This is a picture of a clock hanging above where trains exit the station. There is a clock at each station for in / out bound trains. The first number denotes the time (14:42 - 2:42 PM) and the second number is how long since the last train left the station. During peak hours, a train arrives at the station every 45 - 60 seconds. I have never waited more than 4:00 minutes for a train.

April 1: Crowds in the Metro

April 1: Crowds in the Metro

I took this picture at 1:55 PM on Thursday, March 25 in the Moscow Metro at the station Pushkinskya. My original intent was to post it as the picture of the day to show how crowded the metro is in the middle of the afternoon.

I did not post it as it turned out dark. However, I do believe it relates nicely to be blog post today and warrants being posted. You can read the post by clicking here.

March 30: Peace Throughout the World

March 30: Peace Throughout the World

This tile mosaic - titled "Peace Throughout the Word" - is located in the Moscow Metro station Novoslobodskaya. The 3 letter word written in Russian near the top of the mosaic is "мир" (mir). This word is one of my favorites in Russian as it has an interesting double meaning. Mir means both peace and world. 

The banner stretching from side to side has the Russian words "Мир во всем мире" written on it.  This can be translated as "Peace Throughout the World", "Peace for the all of the world" or, more simply as, "World Peace". 

A friend of mine from Houston visiting me last fall took this picture.  I wanted to share it with all of you today given the events yesterday and the fact it is a splendid example of artwork in the Moscow metro.

March 26: Woman Entering the Metro

March 26: Woman Entering the Metro

As you have probably heard, two women suicide bombers blew themselves up in the Moscow Metro today killing at least 40 people and injuring dozens more. I took this picture at around 2:00 PM this afternoon of a woman entering the metro. ( The sign on the door translates as "Entrance to Metro".) The people of Moscow were doing the same thing they and residents of too many cities to name have done after other terrorist attacks: they were living their lives and taking the metro as needed.

Click here if you want to read more about my Moscow metro system and my thoughs on today's events.

February 25: M is for Metro

February 25: M is for Metro
M is for Metro in both Russian and English. These large signs are located on the street at every entrance to the metro. Over 7 million passengers use the Moscow Metro each day.