Like any city with snowy winters, Moscow is a great place to go ice skating. Gorky Park is most famous but overcrowded and ice is not always in ideal condition; Bosco rink on a Red Square is glamourous and easy, although bit costly and not too favoured by advanced skaters. Luzhniki has arguably the best ice, although service can be tough and open hours are not always convenient. The winter rinks at Chistye Prudy or Izmaylovsky Park can be other alternatives.

MiGs over Moscow: This great adventure started after the end of the USSR, due to the lack of money in the army. In the beginning flights in MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-25, MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27 started from Zhukovsky Airbase. Today this base is closed for passenger flights, but flights in MiG-29 Fulcrum and L-39 Albatros jets are still possible from other airbases near Moscow. starting at under ?2000 for a flight including transfer from Moscow, interpreter services and all preparations.

Kva-Kva Water Park: Gostinichnaya str. 10.00-22.00. Water Park affiliated with Maxima Hotels (discounts for guests). There are 7 high trills (90-120 meters length) and a pleasant surprise for extremers Tsunami trill unique in Russia. There are also 4-line trills Multislide and a special area for kids a small tropical town with shallow pool. Kva-Kva Lagoone offers hydromassage. There's also pure Russian bath, Finnish sauna, Turkish bath (hamam) and Kva-Kva SPA-salon. Night discos take place every weekend, with free admission for Maxima Hotel guests. 225-745 RUB.

Hot air balloon ride: (high), Suburban Moscow. 4400-5000 RUB.

Park Sokoloniiki: Metro Sokolniki (Go on the red line of the metro to sokolniki metro sation. Once you get out find the huge lehgthy red alley follow it down across the street the the gates which are the main entrance.). The place to go to experince the russian nature without going far away from the center. THIS is the place to experince Shashlik (russian/geogeian kebab) at a very low price (comapred with other places) they can be found selling under huge tents all over the park. The park has an amusment park for the kids so they don't get bored. Forthe want to be hunter there are two Tirs bibi gun shooting ranges with only $1.40 per five shots. If you have a lot of time explore the orest deeper in the park you will find hard-to-find-in-America Birch trees and many people picking mushrooms (a national hobby) if you want to taste real russian spirt this is the best sample. The area is now infested with many high clas hotles , such as Holdiay Inn and others. One might like to try the goring church of the Jesus CHirst, adjacent to park.

Moscow Zoo: Bolshaya Gruzinskaya str. 1. The oldest and the biggest zoo in Russia, has over 1000 animal species.