On Saturday we took the metro across the city to see a large set of vendors who sold souvenirs. The cost was just 10 roubles to get in and we were able to see quite a wide variety of Russian and Soviet memorabilia. It ranged from shirts and figurines to military surplus and Soviet propaganda posters. While I did not buy anything yet, we plan on returning and picking something out before we leave. Before we left we had a lunch of beef kabob which was fantastic. Here are some pictures of the place:

On Sunday, we saw an incredible display of Russian folk dancing at Гостиная Космос (Cosmos Hotel). The hotel was impressive by itself but the performance was even more so. The acts ranged from opera style singing to the stereotypical Russian dancing but with obviously incredible skill. The show lasted for about 2 hours and I was not allowed to take pictures which was rather unfortunate. Outside the building, however, was a rather large monument to the Soviet Союз (Soyez) space program which was incredible and resulted in some beautiful photographs. We walked around a nearby park but things were shutting down as it was rather late so we left soon afterwards. One thing that I found interesting was that a number of people had parked expensive cars in the parking lot which were being admired by people walking by. One of the most popular cars was a new Chevy Camaro even next to Benzs and Beamers which just goes to show how rare they are over here.