Sunset over VDNKh Park, Moscow, 2003

This picture was taken from one of the higher storeys of the hotel Cosmos which overlooks the park. The Cosmos hotel is a remarkable tall curved building which was constructed for the 1980 Olympic games.

VDNKh park is well worth a visit. There are some very impressive if rather kitsch looking fountains and numerous pavilions. The pavilions were intended to be monuments to Soviet achievement but today house stores selling electrical equipment and household items. At the furthest end of the park, from the hotel, there are two jet liners on display which are slowly rusting away. The VDNKh experience is a little surreal but a trip round the park is well worth it if you happen to be in Moscow.