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Take a Virtual Tour of Ducati’s Modern Museum

Take an online virtual tour of the Ducati museum in Bologna, Italy, from the comfort of your living room using Google Street View.

Ducati recently celebrated its 90th anniversary, and part of the celebration included the renovation of the museum. The museum which opened its doors in 1998 and has seen over half a million visitors.

Exhibits into three major categories

The renovation led to the exhibits being divided into three major categories.

• The past, showcases the history of the production bikes, 15 road bikes that illustrate the evolution that has taken place from 1946 to the present.
• The racing heritage with a parade of the Ducati racing bikes displayed next to their trophies and the racing suits of the riders.
• The major events, a timeline of facts, people and technological innovations that represent the milestones of the company’s history since it began in 1926.

With the newly renovated museum, Ducati hopes to appeal to the old guard of Ducatisti, and at the same time introduce the pedigree of the brand to a new generation.

Visitors to the museum have the option of using the free multimedia guide with their smartphone or tablet.

Official video for the Ducati Museum:

The Ducati Factory Tour

Since you’ll be in the neighbour, you might also consider touring the Ducati Factory. The factory in Borgo Panigale is open to visitors and has long been a pilgrimage destination for motorcyclists and Duc fans.

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Online Virtual Tour of Ducati Museum

• A digital guided tour, accessible from a PC, smartphone or tablet, for all enthusiasts who wish to discover the history of Ducati
• Starting December 22, the virtual tour, an exclusive experience to live or give as a present, will be enriched with content of the “Anatomy of Speed” exhibition, such as the Desmosedici GP16
• The Online Journey continues the Ducati digitalization process which has undergone a recent acceleration with smart working for employees and the Ducati Cares program for all enthusiasts

Borgo Panigale, Bologna, December 17, 2020  – The Borgo Panigale motorcycle manufacturer is continuing the digitalization process that has accelerated significantly in the last period, during which Ducati has made the most of digital systems to ensure smart working for all employees and to keep in touch with Ducati fans through virtual presentations and other content. Since April 2020, Ducati has also introduced a dedicated protocol – Ducati Cares – so that Ducatisti can visit their trusted dealers in complete safety, by interacting digitally to book an appointment or remotely evaluate the purchase of a motorcycle. The company has extended the  digitalization process  to the Ducati Museum as well, expanding the digital offer of the Borgo Panigale Experience through the  “Ducati Museum Online Journey” . Real  guided tours accessible from a PC, smartphone or tablet, virtually accompanied by the museum’s expert guides , to discover – even remotely – the place where the motorcycle manufacturer shares its essence and history with all its fans. Starting from December 22, the exhibition that can be visited through the Ducati Museum Online Journey will be enriched with the introduction of  content of the “Anatomy of Speed” . The temporary exhibition created by Ducati in 2019 tells the story of how aerodynamics is a fundamental component underlying the concept of performance through which Ducati expresses its excellence, confirmed by the victory of the 2020 MotoGP World Constructors’ Title. The  video interview with the Ducati Corse engineers  created for the occasion  and the Desmosedici GP16 , a bike on which the development of aerodynamic appendages reached its peak before the MotoGP Technical Regulations were modified, will be part of the tour throughout the month of January 2021. The visit has a maximum duration of about 45 minutes and is aimed at all enthusiasts of motoring history who, while waiting to be able to admire the motorcycles exhibited at the Ducati Museum in person, still wish to live a Ducati experience and discover its history. During the tour,  users also have the possibility to interact with the guide  through the platform’s Q&A system. The cost of the Ducati Museum Online Journey is €10 (approximately $12 USD), and for the holidays, the online guided tour is an original gift idea for loved ones. All those who purchase the digital tour during 2020 will get €10 discount on the purchase of the Ducati Museum Catalogue, which they can buy in Borgo Panigale at the official shop. A unique opportunity to complete their knowledge of the fascinating history of the brand. There are four tours per week at the following times: Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. EST and Saturday at 3:00 a.m. EST in English; Thursday and Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in Italian. Interested users can book the virtual guided tour directly on the  ticketing platform  of the Museum by selecting the date, language and time. Once the booking is complete, an email confirmation provides a code and link to access the Online Journey. For information on the tours and for reservations, please consult the  dedicated section of the Ducati website .

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• The Ducati Museum's expert guides will be available virtually
• Each tour will have a duration of maximum 45 minutes
• Four virtual tours have been announced every week, in Italian and English

Italian motorcycle brand Ducati has announced virtual tours of the Ducati Museum, continuing with the brand's digitisation process. The brand has been rapidly digitising events, especially during the period after the coronavirus pandemic, ensuring smart working for all employees and to keep in touch with Ducati fans around the world through virtual presentations and other content. Now, Ducati has introduced a digital guided tour of the Ducati Museum at Borgo Panigale, which is accessible from a PC, smartphone or tablet, and will give Ducati fans a peek into the brand's history.

The Ducati Museum's expert guides will be available on the virtual guided tour

The Ducati Museum Online Journey will offer real guided tours, virtually accompanied by the museum's expert guides to remotely discover the place where the motorcycle brand shares its essence and history with all its fans. From December 22, Ducati has announced the virtual tour, an exclusive experience which has been enriched with content of the "Anatomy of Speed" exhibition, such as the Desmosedici GP16 bike. The temporary exhibition created by Ducati in 2019 tells the story of how aerodynamics is a fundamental component underlying the concept of performance through which Ducati expresses its excellence.

The Ducati Museum virtual tour will have a maximum duration of 45 minutes

The virtual tour will have a maximum duration of 45 minutes and is aimed at all enthusiasts of motoring history. During the tour, users will also have the possibility to interact with the guide through the platform's Q&A system. The cost of the Ducati Museum Online Journey is 10 Euros (approximately Rs. 900). There are four virtual tours every week, two in English, and two in Italian. Interested users can book the virtual guided tour directly on the online ticketing platform of the museum on the Ducati website by selecting the date, language and time. Once the booking is complete, an email confirmation provides a code and link to access the tour.

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Virtual Tour of Ducati Museum Starts December 22

The virtual tour will be available starting on December 22 and will include the “Anatomy of Speed” exhibition.

The following is a press release from Ducati…

Borgo Panigale (December 17, 2020) — The Borgo Panigale motorcycle manufacturer is continuing the digitalization process that has accelerated significantly in the last period, during which Ducati has made the most of digital systems to ensure smart working for all employees and to keep in touch with Ducati fans through virtual presentations and other content.

Since April 2020, Ducati has also introduced a dedicated protocol—Ducati Cares—so that Ducatisti can visit their trusted dealers in complete safety, by interacting digitally to book an appointment or remotely evaluate the purchase of a motorcycle.

The company has extended the digitalization process to the Ducati Museum as well, expanding the digital offer of the Borgo Panigale Experience through the “Ducati Museum Online Journey”. Real guided tours accessible from a PC, smartphone or tablet, virtually accompanied by the museum’s expert guides, to discover—even remotely—the place where the motorcycle manufacturer shares its essence and history with all its fans.

Starting from December 22, the exhibition that can be visited through the Ducati Museum Online Journey will be enriched with the introduction of content of the “Anatomy of Speed.” The temporary exhibition created by Ducati in 2019 tells the story of how aerodynamics is a fundamental component underlying the concept of performance through which Ducati expresses its excellence, confirmed by the victory of the 2020 MotoGP World Constructors’ Title. The video interview with the Ducati Corse engineers created for the occasion and the Desmosedici GP16, a bike on which the development of aerodynamic appendages reached its peak before the MotoGP Technical Regulations were modified, will be part of the tour throughout the month of January 2021.

The visit has a maximum duration of about 45 minutes and is aimed at all enthusiasts of motoring history who, while waiting to be able to admire the motorcycles exhibited at the Ducati Museum in person, still wish to live a Ducati experience and discover its history. During the tour, users also have the possibility to interact with the guide through the platform’s Q&A system.

The cost of the Ducati Museum Online Journey is €10 (approximately $12 USD), and for the holidays, the online guided tour is an original gift idea for loved ones. All those who purchase the digital tour during 2020 will get €10 discount on the purchase of the Ducati Museum Catalogue, which they can buy in Borgo Panigale at the official shop. A unique opportunity to complete their knowledge of the fascinating history of the brand.

There are four tours per week at the following times: Tuesday at 11 a.m. EST and Saturday at 3 a.m. EST in English; Thursday and Sunday at 11 a.m. in Italian. Interested users can book the virtual guided tour directly on the ticketing platform of the Museum by selecting the date, language and time. Once the booking is complete, an email confirmation provides a code and link to access the Online Journey.

For information on the tours and for reservations, please consult the dedicated section of the Ducati website .

For more information, visit ducati.com

Click here for more Ducati motorcycle reviews and news .

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The Ducati digitalization process continues with the Online Journey, a virtual tour of the Ducati Museum

Virtual tour of motorcycles museums

Even though you may not be able to leave home during the pandemic, and many motorcycle musuems ae ,cosed anyway, you can still take some virtual tours thanks to Goggle Maps street view.

Click here for the virtual tour of the Ducati museum in Bologna , click here for  BMW museum in Munich or click here for the Harley-Davidson museum tour on Milwaukee .

You can also check out our Pinterest pages for photos from the  Ducati museum and factory tour ,   BMW musuem and Harley museum .

Navigation is easy. You can move your mouse around to scan left and right and up and down and use the arrows on the floor to move forward, back or into the side rooms.

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The Ducati Museum attracts about 40,000 fans a year from around the world.

I visited the museum a few years ago as well as touring the factory and have included some photos on my Pinterest page.

Displays include the 1946 Cucciolo to the most recent Desmosedici GP and World Superbikes. The Museum covers an area of 850 square metres and the exhibition surrounds a giant red helmet with motorcycles displayed on an illuminated track. There are also seven thematic rooms, with displays, historic videos and mementoes.

The museum was officially recognised in 2012 by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Regional Activities as a site of significant cultural value and for the fourth consecutive year it has been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

In 2014, more than 40,000 people from all over the world visited the Ducati Museum with TripAdvisor reviewers giving it a score of 4.5 out of 5.

To select the winners of the Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor uses a special algorithm that takes into account a range of factors such as the quality, quantity and relevance of the reviews. It also considers the opinions posted by travellers over the last 12 months, the position of the attraction in the site’s popularity rankings and how long it has been in those rankings.

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Students from Professor Melinda White’s English 510: Introduction to Digital Humanities class worked closely with Kai Uchida in the University Archives this spring to create a guided virtual tour of the exhibit, This is UNH 100 Years Ago , currently on display in Dimond Library.

Professor White tasked students with capturing the exhibit with a specialized 360-degree camera, creating the guided tour on a digital platform, annotating each photograph, and writing reflections about how they interpreted images they chose. Excerpts from select ekphrastic essays from Professor White's ENG 501 students were also included.

English 510 students presenting their finished project to the university archivist, April 16, 2024

This digital exhibit represented a semester long-learning experience in which students were exposed to various digital platforms, learned about digital museum curation, and acquired design strategies to showcase collections.

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About the exhibit.

This is UNH 100 Years Ago  showcases a set of 50 photos compiled mostly from the Clement Moran Photographic Collection and provides viewers with a snapshot of how UNH looked a century ago. This centennial celebration is an important moment in the institutional history of the school, as the academic year of 1923 – 1924 marks the school’s rebranding from New Hampshire College for Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts to the University of New Hampshire.

This exhibit runs until August 2024, but items from this historic collection will be periodically featured in Dimond Library and included in future exhibits.

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Virtual tour creators.

English 510: Introduction to Digital Humanities 

Stephen Bentzlin, Eve Huot, Victoria Ndugnu, Ana Nikolenko, Julianna Pascuccio, Luke Sintros, Jonas Smith, and Sydney Vlach

Ekphrastic Essay Contributors

English 501: Introduction to Creative Non-Fiction

Natalia Rivera and Cameron Slide

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Rebecca Chasse 

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Rebecca Chasse, Katie Hutchinson, Nancy Miner, and Sarah Stinson 

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Clement Moran Collection, 1914-1940, UA 4/2/1, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA

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• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

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Metro stations:.

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Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

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Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

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• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

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• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
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The Moscow Metro Museum of Art: 10 Must-See Stations

There are few times one can claim having been on the subway all afternoon and loving it, but the Moscow Metro provides just that opportunity.  While many cities boast famous public transport systems—New York’s subway, London’s underground, San Salvador’s chicken buses—few warrant hours of exploration.  Moscow is different: Take one ride on the Metro, and you’ll find out that this network of railways can be so much more than point A to B drudgery.

The Metro began operating in 1935 with just thirteen stations, covering less than seven miles, but it has since grown into the world’s third busiest transit system ( Tokyo is first ), spanning about 200 miles and offering over 180 stops along the way.  The construction of the Metro began under Joseph Stalin’s command, and being one of the USSR’s most ambitious building projects, the iron-fisted leader instructed designers to create a place full of svet (radiance) and svetloe budushchee (a radiant future), a palace for the people and a tribute to the Mother nation.

Consequently, the Metro is among the most memorable attractions in Moscow.  The stations provide a unique collection of public art, comparable to anything the city’s galleries have to offer and providing a sense of the Soviet era, which is absent from the State National History Museum.  Even better, touring the Metro delivers palpable, experiential moments, which many of us don’t get standing in front of painting or a case of coins.

Though tours are available , discovering the Moscow Metro on your own provides a much more comprehensive, truer experience, something much less sterile than following a guide.  What better place is there to see the “real” Moscow than on mass transit: A few hours will expose you to characters and caricatures you’ll be hard-pressed to find dining near the Bolshoi Theater.  You become part of the attraction, hear it in the screech of the train, feel it as hurried commuters brush by: The Metro sucks you beneath the city and churns you into the mix.

With the recommendations of our born-and-bred Muscovite students, my wife Emma and I have just taken a self-guided tour of what some locals consider the top ten stations of the Moscow Metro. What most satisfied me about our Metro tour was the sense of adventure .  I loved following our route on the maps of the wagon walls as we circled the city, plotting out the course to the subsequent stops; having the weird sensation of being underground for nearly four hours; and discovering the next cavern of treasures, playing Indiana Jones for the afternoon, piecing together fragments of Russia’s mysterious history.  It’s the ultimate interactive museum.

Top Ten Stations (In order of appearance)

Kievskaya station.

Kievskaya Station went public in March of 1937, the rails between it and Park Kultury Station being the first to cross the Moscow River.  Kievskaya is full of mosaics depicting aristocratic scenes of Russian life, with great cameo appearances by Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin.  Each work has a Cyrillic title/explanation etched in the marble beneath it; however, if your Russian is rusty, you can just appreciate seeing familiar revolutionary dates like 1905 ( the Russian Revolution ) and 1917 ( the October Revolution ).

Mayakovskaya Station

Mayakovskaya Station ranks in my top three most notable Metro stations. Mayakovskaya just feels right, done Art Deco but no sense of gaudiness or pretention.  The arches are adorned with rounded chrome piping and create feeling of being in a jukebox, but the roof’s expansive mosaics of the sky are the real showstopper.  Subjects cleverly range from looking up at a high jumper, workers atop a building, spires of Orthodox cathedrals, to nimble aircraft humming by, a fleet of prop planes spelling out CCCP in the bluest of skies.

Novoslobodskaya Station

Novoslobodskaya is the Metro’s unique stained glass station.  Each column has its own distinctive panels of colorful glass, most of them with a floral theme, some of them capturing the odd sailor, musician, artist, gardener, or stenographer in action.  The glass is framed in Art Deco metalwork, and there is the lovely aspect of discovering panels in the less frequented haunches of the hall (on the trackside, between the incoming staircases).  Novosblod is, I’ve been told, the favorite amongst out-of-town visitors.

Komsomolskaya Station

Komsomolskaya Station is one of palatial grandeur.  It seems both magnificent and obligatory, like the presidential palace of a colonial city.  The yellow ceiling has leafy, white concrete garland and a series of golden military mosaics accenting the tile mosaics of glorified Russian life.  Switching lines here, the hallway has an Alice-in-Wonderland feel, impossibly long with decorative tile walls, culminating in a very old station left in a remarkable state of disrepair, offering a really tangible glimpse behind the palace walls.

Dostoevskaya Station

Dostoevskaya is a tribute to the late, great hero of Russian literature .  The station at first glance seems bare and unimpressive, a stark marble platform without a whiff of reassembled chips of tile.  However, two columns have eerie stone inlay collages of scenes from Dostoevsky’s work, including The Idiot , The Brothers Karamazov , and Crime and Punishment.   Then, standing at the center of the platform, the marble creates a kaleidoscope of reflections.  At the entrance, there is a large, inlay portrait of the author.

Chkalovskaya Station

Chkalovskaya does space Art Deco style (yet again).  Chrome borders all.  Passageways with curvy overhangs create the illusion of walking through the belly of a chic, new-age spacecraft.  There are two (kos)mosaics, one at each end, with planetary subjects.  Transferring here brings you above ground, where some rather elaborate metalwork is on display.  By name similarity only, I’d expected Komsolskaya Station to deliver some kosmonaut décor; instead, it was Chkalovskaya that took us up to the space station.

Elektrozavodskaya Station

Elektrozavodskaya is full of marble reliefs of workers, men and women, laboring through the different stages of industry.  The superhuman figures are round with muscles, Hollywood fit, and seemingly undeterred by each Herculean task they respectively perform.  The station is chocked with brass, from hammer and sickle light fixtures to beautiful, angular framework up the innards of the columns.  The station’s art pieces are less clever or extravagant than others, but identifying the different stages of industry is entertaining.

Baumanskaya Statio

Baumanskaya Station is the only stop that wasn’t suggested by the students.  Pulling in, the network of statues was just too enticing: Out of half-circle depressions in the platform’s columns, the USSR’s proud and powerful labor force again flaunts its success.  Pilots, blacksmiths, politicians, and artists have all congregated, posing amongst more Art Deco framing.  At the far end, a massive Soviet flag dons the face of Lenin and banners for ’05, ’17, and ‘45.  Standing in front of the flag, you can play with the echoing roof.

Ploshchad Revolutsii Station

Novokuznetskaya Station

Novokuznetskaya Station finishes off this tour, more or less, where it started: beautiful mosaics.  This station recalls the skyward-facing pieces from Mayakovskaya (Station #2), only with a little larger pictures in a more cramped, very trafficked area.  Due to a line of street lamps in the center of the platform, it has the atmosphere of a bustling market.  The more inventive sky scenes include a man on a ladder, women picking fruit, and a tank-dozer being craned in.  The station’s also has a handsome black-and-white stone mural.

Here is a map and a brief description of our route:

Start at (1)Kievskaya on the “ring line” (look for the squares at the bottom of the platform signs to help you navigate—the ring line is #5, brown line) and go north to Belorusskaya, make a quick switch to the Dark Green/#2 line, and go south one stop to (2)Mayakovskaya.  Backtrack to the ring line—Brown/#5—and continue north, getting off at (3)Novosblodskaya and (4)Komsolskaya.  At Komsolskaya Station, transfer to the Red/#1 line, go south for two stops to Chistye Prudy, and get on the Light Green/#10 line going north.  Take a look at (5)Dostoevskaya Station on the northern segment of Light Green/#10 line then change directions and head south to (6)Chkalovskaya, which offers a transfer to the Dark Blue/#3 line, going west, away from the city center.  Have a look (7)Elektroskaya Station before backtracking into the center of Moscow, stopping off at (8)Baumskaya, getting off the Dark Blue/#3 line at (9)Ploschad Revolyutsii.  Change to the Dark Green/#2 line and go south one stop to see (10)Novokuznetskaya Station.

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Jonathon Engels, formerly a patron saint of misadventure, has been stumbling his way across cultural borders since 2005 and is currently volunteering in the mountains outside of Antigua, Guatemala.  For more of his work, visit his website and blog .

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