Moscow: Cathedrals, Caves and Corpses

This is a guest blog from our friend Michelle - an expat living in Seoul - about her first trip to Russia:

For my first visit to Moscow, I decided to stay at a famously social hostel called Godzilla to absorb information and tips from fellow travellers (They also helped with the invitation letter for my visa).  On my first day, I signed up for a free walking tour to get my bearings.  On the tour we walked by some iconic sites such as Saint Basils Cathedral, the Kremlin, Red Square and Lenin’s Mausoleum, as well as other lesser known spots such as a church that turned into a KGB office and the Romanov museum - the house of the last Tsar of Russia.  
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