Moscow, Day 2

My second day in Moscow started at the State Historical Museum, which runs all the way from prehistoric flint tools to the 20th Century. My favourite sections were the ones showing ancient and fairly old pieces, often Central Asian – beautiful metal-workings, old coins, jewellery, funeral masks and lots of arrow/spear-heads.

I then went to Izmaylovo Market, which felt like a fairytale market: wooden buildings like slightly dilapidated palaces, a pirate ship, and the way everyone was packing up, as if about to carry the market to another place.

I bought some gifts, then returned to my hostel where I debated whether to go out wandering around another area of the city or stay inside, writing. I opted for writing: more of the Turkmen YA novel. Later I went out for dinner at a Georgian restaurant, which involved eating two different types of meat. Overall, a very chilled out day, which is half of what I want from this holiday: time to relax and write – and hang out with my brother, in Yaroslavl (which is good because here there’s not a whole lot to do).