Riding into Moscow was mind blowing! Even after going through it just once all the way from west to east: it's an urban wonder, huge, exuberant, vibrant, thrilling, and I didn't expect it to be that extremely different from what I've seen from the rest of Russia, poor, poor Russia. The contrast between the impoverished and forgotten villages and provincial cities and the capital is unbearable, the difference is almost criminal, it's another world, plain and simple.
And now? I ain't going home right away! Gonna stay a couple of days in Moscow to find out how exactly I will go home, no planes involved! I sure keep you posted, the journey is far from over.
It doesn't get any better than this but the best is always yet to come!