Sunday, April 10, 2011

Staying in Orekhovo-Zuyevo

The orphanage Max stayed in and the hotel I stayed in while visiting Max were in Orekhovo-Zuyevo. Orekhovo Zuyevo is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast Russia, located about 85 kilometers (53 miles) east of Moscow in a forested area on the Klyazma Riva.  Orekhovo, often pronounced only as Orekh, is a Russian word which means walnuts.  The city was established in 1917 when three villages (Orekhovo, Zuyevo and Nikolskoye) were merged together, hence it's name.  I spent a lot of time in-between my visits to Max walking around Orekhovo Zuyevo, it appears to still be an industrial city; there was a helicopter manufacturing plant near the hotel I stayed in.


This is the outside of the hotel I stayed in, this picture does not show the tall wrought iron fence that surrounded the hotel.




My room.





The hotel lobby

The dining room

This is the breakfast buffet


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