I went to Moscow for the weekend two weeks ago. There were five of us from St. Petersburg that went and we had a great time. The train ride to Moscow takes 8 hours so almost all of the trains to Moscow leave at night and arrive early the next morning. We rode in "sleeper" cars that don't have any private cabins--just 50 or so bunk-bed style beds in the car. It's kind of a fun way to travel. On the way to Moscow, we unfortunately were assigned the beds at the end of car right next to the entrance to the toilet. This meant that people were walking by us and opening the (very loud) door all night long. The train itself was rather old as well and I barely slept at all on the way to Moscow. The train back to St. Petersburg was VERY nice but unfortunately the passenger sleeping directly below me had a massive snoring problem and once again I didn't get much sleep.
I didn't go to Red Square this time--I'd already gone there on every other previous trip to Moscow--but I did go to the very first McDonalds restaurant in Russia that opened up in 1990. At the time it was the largest in the world and apparently they served over 35,000 customers on the first day of business. If you don't believe me, just watch this video.
Here are a few other pictures:
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