Places of Interest
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Have a musical experience at the Alfred Mirek Russian Harmonica Museum in Moscow, the first museum devoted to one of the most popular instruments in Russia. This is a unique collection of European accordions donated to the city by art historian Alfred Mirek. The museum is located at 18 Ul. 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya and the nearest metro station is Mayakovskaya.
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Kaliningrad
Once a wealthy German port and university town called Königsberg, Kaliningrad changed beyond recognition under Soviet control. The enclave is separated from mother Russia by hundreds of miles of Lithuanian and Belarussian soil.
Tourism is slowly developing, as people come to see this fascinating place struggling to survive under capitalism. Amid the austere Soviet architecture, there are still suggestions of a more creative German past. Picturesque Königsberg buildings, such as the cathedral, become even more appealing amid a sea of monotonous concrete. Whilst the region's Baltic cousins have embraced modern European culture with a vengeance, this unique enclave appears hesitant to sever links with its Soviet past.
Getting to Kaliningrad...
It is not as easy as it used to be these days to get to Kaliningrad since KD Avia stopped their direct flights from Gatwick and LOT Polish Airlines stopped the Warsaw to Kaliningrad flights. Thankfully for 2010 Air Baltic are now connecting once again via Riga. Kaliningrad combines well with its neighbours - Poland and Lithuania.
