Oshawa in Moscow

After visiting the GUM store off of Red Square I followed Kitai Gorrod around the trendy area of Moscow and came across their version of the Ritz Carlton. Parked in a lane across the street was this very nice example of fine Canadian craftsmanship. I was not the only one photographing it either. Moscow's growing elite have created quite the car culture and there are man sports, luxury and SUVs on the streets of Moscow. Their main streets can be as wide as 18 lanes at some points and it is not unusual to see cars clocking 80 and 90 clicks per hour on city streets (including the taxi you are riding in). U-turns are common and it is not unusual to see hand-brake or drifting-style u-turns at speed which makes for very exciting times on the streets of Moscow, especially if you are a pedestrian. I have video from our first evening in Moscow when we make only to the half-way point of crossing an 18 lane section and had to wait for the next light.