We did some shopping today.
Afterwards we took a stroll in Sokolniki Park and came across these characters.
They were enthusiastically playing that 1970s Deep Purple classic ‘Smoke on the
Water’.
Back to the shopping.
I wrote a post some time ago about supermarkets, and have
been meaning to follow it up with an item about shopping malls.
There is no shortage of large shopping malls in Moscow. They
cover the spectrum from busy, workaday places centred around large supermarkets
to glitzy palaces with expensive brand-name boutiques and few visible customers.
Muscovites seem to love spending Saturdays shopping and
hanging out in malls.
The Soviet Union lasted about 3,900 weekends. That’s a lot
of Saturdays with no shopping malls. I wonder what they did with themselves?
Entrance to the Metropolis shopping mall at Voykovskaya, just before Christmas last year, where I usually do my shopping. |
Looking down the elevator shafts in the Kievskaya mall. Above the clock is a cafe. I know its not immediately obvious, but if you look for a while, you'll work it out. |
The mall associated with the large Ashan supermarket at Marina Rosha. |
I don't know the name of this mall. It's very close to Red Square, beside Manezh Square. |
Another view of the Crocus City Mall |
There is one notable shopping mall I have not covered here - GUM. This mall flanks Red Square and is a significant historic building. I'll cover it in my next post.
Shopping has been a favorite hobby for all since ancient times.Earlier people use to shop n the streets along with their near and dear one. Increased modernization and technology brought about the concepts of malls.
ReplyDeletelou
First of all congratulate for your great post and I really impressed about the information regarding Malls. Today, malls are not just for shopping. They have evolved into places where you can enjoy a variety of activities. Moreover, malls are economic symbols of a City. Thanks for sharing this and keep on posting.
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