In any Moscow touristy spot – I think for me it was on a Moskva River cruise – you’re bound to hear the Scorpions song “Winds of Change”. Once I’d heard that famous line “Follow the Moskva/Down to Gorky Park” I realised I had to visit Gorky Park before I left Moscow.

You can easily reach Gorky Park from the Park Kultury metro station and I was there in summer, with heaps of families and kids, but not too many foreign tourists. Apart from being so famous in popular culture (think of stuff like the novel “Gorky Park”, for a start), the actual Gorky Park amusement park is not one of the most especially spectacular Moscow attractions, but it’s still a good place to spend a Moscow afternoon, in my opinion.

My most memorable Gorky Park moment was buying fairy floss (or cotton candy) – the serving was almost as large as me but cost nearly nothing. Riding the paddle boats was fun, but the ferris wheel was better, as I had views back over the river and to the centre of Moscow. Space travel fans will also like the Buran space shuttle test unit because you can go right inside. You have to pay for each attraction you want to use, but the prices are more than reasonable.

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