Arbat Street is not quite like anywhere I have been before, yet in a way every city has one. It is a long street filled with shops and without cars. Street performers are everywhere, and cafes, souvenirs, random museums, and other shops line the street. People watching is a wonderful past time which we enjoyed for hours.
When we first arrived the only toilets I could find were port-a-loo’s which were guarded by two very serious looking Russian women who insisted I pay 20 rubles to use a loo (80c).
I had to pay 20 Ruble to use the port-a-loo
At first we confused by the mass number of people showing up in bathrobes and slippers. Then we found out it was flash mob – suggesting they are not quite as random as they appear. We missed the dance, but the girls had fun with the left over foam:
Having fun with the foam, left over after the flash mob.
The other left over from the flash mob were hugs:
From Sarah: "Walking down the street and being able to get lots of free hugs is wonderful! I loved it. 
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I don't know why I was so surprised to see Hari Krishna dancing down Arbat Street.
There were also some amazing and interesting street performers. Here are two of my favorites.
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We also went to Novodevichy, which really wasn’t my cup of tea, although most of the other visitors seemed to love it. They charged me 100 rubles to take photos, so here are the best of them:
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Interesting dress.
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I assume you are talking about the women in the traditional Russian dress. She was the only person we ever saw dressed like that.
Flash mobs are such fun, would love to be there. A friend of ours is in The Rock Choir and has done a couple of flash mobs.
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