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Russia, the bold and the beautiful

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One of the many bridges over Moscow River  Domodedovo Airport Domodedovo Airport  Where are your horses ? It is funny how the mention of visiting Moscow and Saint Petersburg to my friends would elicit a wide-eyed, open-mouthed reaction, followed by a "wow". Very quickly, I too followed suit. Upon arriving at Moscow Domodedovo airport, I was impressed at the handsome and modern airport terminal. I was also surprised to see many tour groups from China, Thailand and other parts of Asia as well as Russians among the arriving passengers. As a result, there was a traffic build-up as gleaming luxurious Mercedes and BMW jostled with taxis and mini-buses to collect their passengers. My colleague who had lived in Moscow since 2013 told me that the recent World Cup had revamped Moscow into a sophisticated tourist-friendly city where you can get almost everything. To the relief of non-Cyrillic literate diners,  restaurant menus are now also in English which ta