By Samhita K.
Beneath the Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge, the Moskva River flows.
This is the hideout that Sergey, Tasya, and Vladimir chose.
They then went on a stroll to Arbat Street,
To capture in their minds the charm of the oldest street.
On Saturday, they went to Gorky Park, and
On Sunday, they visited the gorgeous Abramtsevo Park.
Six times bigger than Central Park in New York,
Izmaylovo Park made their heartbeats stop.
Tasya, older than Sergey, sauntered down Stromynka Street,
Only to learn that it’s named after an ancient road—older than Moscow itself!
In the quaint Café Pouchkine, they experienced a reminiscence of the Tsarist regime.
In Lepim i Varim, the “dumpling boutique,” they savoured the iconic Russian dish.
The next day, they paid a visit to the Lenin Library in Moscow.
They found it hard not to get lost among the books, though.
At Red Square, Vladimir told Tasya that she was ‘krasivaya’,
And it made Tasya turn as red as the Red Square!
The three companions gazed at their reflection in Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake.
They realized that reflection is what it takes to not put their lives at stake.
They journeyed on the famous Trans-Siberian Railway for seven days,
During which they learned that life is like a train journey in many ways.
They flew back to Moscow for industrious endeavours,
With the aim of coming through with flying colours.
For Sergey, Tasya, and Vladimir, it was time—
To gain every moment lost and to fall in line.
Sergey and Tasya, at Moscow State University, made Moscow immortal, and
Vladimir, at the Higher School of Economics, made Moscow invaluable.
What did they do, and how did they achieve greatness?
Come to Moscow, and I will tell you in great detail.
Muscovite souls, ‘Russkiye dushi’
Moscow's calling!
Beneath the Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge, the Moskva River flows.
This is the hideout that we will choose.