Where to go on New Year's Eve in Moscow: 5 ideas for a magical feast
- 1. Take a trip to Christmas
- 2. Go to the ice rink
- 3. Try the winter menu at a restaurant
- 4. Listen to music from your favorite fairy tales
- 5. Visit Santa Claus
Every year on December 31, the heroes of the movie "The Irony of Fate" went to the bathhouse. Modern Muscovites have more interesting options — from leisurely strolls through the shining streets to visits to holiday performances, from active recreation at the rink to a magical trip to the estate of Santa Claus. We offer you 5 simple and at the same time win-win ideas of what to do during the New Year holidays.
1. Take a trip to Christmas
From December 13 to January 12, Moscow hosts a large-scale festival "Journey to Christmas" — the quintessence of all possible winter fun on all the sites of the capital. Ice theaters and street shows, snowboarding, curling and hockey tournaments, culinary master classes and traditional Christmas treats from different countries — this and much more awaits you at the festival sites. There are 81 of them in all districts of the country, so you won't be able to hide from Christmas!
2. Go to the ice rink
Every year more and more sports grounds for winter entertainment are opened in the capital. The main one is, of course, the GooM skating rink on Red Square. Here you can kill two birds with one stone: take a breeze ride and admire the sights of the capital.
Besides it, Moscow has hundreds of other ice rinks — large and small, with natural and artificial turf, in ice complexes and in the open air. VDNKh, Sokolniki, Gorky Park, Bauman Garden, Chistye Prudy, Kuzminki — choose any!
3. Try the winter menu at a restaurant
Just imagine: after a long walk in the fresh air to come into a cozy cafe with dim lights, take a table by the window, order mulled wine — and completely plunge into the cozy and lazy atmosphere of the New Year holidays. Brasserie Lambic on Strastnoy Boulevard is a great place for such a "home" trip.
The menu includes all the most spicy, warming and New Year's Eve. For example, you can have tea with ginger and orange juice, and white chocolate mousse with mandarins to go with it. And, of course, there's a lot of beer — original and, therefore, delicious by default!
From January 2 to January 12, the restaurant has a New Year offer — a lottery ticket for every 2000 rubles in the bill. The main prize: a weekend in a two-storey cottage with jacuzzi and sauna for a company of 6 persons. And you can keep on celebrating!
4. Listen to music from your favorite fairy tales
January 2, 12:00 p.m., Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Not just an address, but a starting point to other universes, familiar from the beloved books — "Harry Potter" and "The Chronicles of Narnia".
The Conservatory stage will feature excerpts from beloved fairy tales, accompanied by sand animation and music recognizable from the first notes. But on this day it will appear before the audience from an unusual side — as performed by the orchestra with the organ.
5. Visit Santa Claus
It is not necessary to go to Veliky Ustyug — the wizard has his own residence in the capital. The Moscow estate of Santa Claus is located in Kuzminskoe Forest. The main attractions are the mansion of Snegurochka and a huge live fir, an ice rink and a sports town, a path of fairy tales and a post office, which will surely deliver your letter to the magician.
And lastly, when planning your New Year's adventures, plan your routes correctly. For example, do not forget to take into account that during the holidays the capital's main street — Tverskaya — will be partially closed. Traffic will be restricted on the section from Mokhovaya to Tverskoi Boulevard from December 28 to January 6.
Happy New Year!
Blanche de Bruxelles with a boy on the label: two symbols in one bottle
Contents How it all began Exploding If you ask any passerby what could be considered a symbol of Belgium, you will most likely be told two things: beer and a sculpture of a boy peeing. Blanche de Bruxelles is a combination of both: it is a traditional Belgian beer, famous all over the world, with the famous statue on the label. All in all, it is a perfect souvenir that also has a rich history. But first things first. How it all began The first Belgian beer Blanche de Bruxelles was brewed back in the XIV century. It was made by Flanders monks, and they approached the production in a creative way — instead of hops they used gruyte — a special mix of spices and herbs. The beer existed for several centuries and then yielded to lagers because they were easier to produce and therefore were cheaper. The brewer Pierre Celis didn't let the drink go to waste. In the late eighties he recreated the old technology and set up production, and the drink suddenly caught the taste of modern Belgians. The name did not appear immediately, as well as the famous "appearance", but in time the beer with a boy on the label became exactly as we know it now. Exploding First of all, blanche differs from the classic lager in the absence of malt, instead of which brewers use wheat. Hops are not always present; they are replaced by a mixture of spices — orange peel, curacao, coriander — just like many centuries ago. The second distinctive feature is the high carbonation. The fact is that Belgian Blanche De Bruxelles beers are bottled with yeast sludge. Simply put, they are left to ferment in the finished container, at the expense of which the drink is saturated with carbon dioxide. Traditional blanc is produced by Lefebvre brewery, but every day there are more and more craftsmen who risk to repeat the famous drink. And some are even experimenting, creating other, darker varieties based on it. The taste of the original Blanche de Bruxelles beer is very mild, without the traditional hop bitterness, with notes of citrus, vanilla and honey. It is also famous for its long pleasant aftertaste, so it can be enjoyed even without snacks. For Belgian beer "with a peeing boy" to reach its peak, it is chilled to 5–10 degrees and served in tall glasses. True, there is another form of serving — in wooden mugs, and necessarily an even number. Tradition — you can't argue with it! Want to taste the symbol of Belgium? Come to the beer restaurants of the Lambic chain — we have only original beer from the best Belgian producers, the right serving and all the necessary conditions for a pleasant meeting with your favorite drink!
01 March 2021
Delirium tremens - a beer with an elephant on the label that the whole world knows
Contents The Elephant's Secret It would seem that what do white fever and the pink elephant from the cartoon "Dumbo" have in common? That's right, Delirium tremens, a strong Belgian ale that is known and loved all over the world. But it was not always so — the specific name played a cruel joke with the drink. However, this does not prevent Delirium tremens always remaining on the wave of popularity. What is its secret? The Elephant's Secret The pink elephant Jumbo the Younger does not appear on the label by accident — in one of the most famous scenes of the cartoon "Dumbo" he gets drunk and starts seeing hallucinations. The name, which literally translates to "white fever" and is also directly related to alcohol consumption, is fitting as well. But neither of them has anything to do with Delirium tremens — choosing a flamboyant name for their brainchild, the Belgian brewers just wanted to underline their creativity. Not everyone understood the idea: for a long time beer was banned from sale in several countries. The producers listened to the complaints — in some countries the drink is supplied under the abbreviated name of Delirium. But the loud arguments did not stop the success: beer with an elephant on the label won numerous awards all over the world and was even named the best beer on the planet at the World Championships in Chicago in 2008. Belgian beer with the pink elephant has been brewed since 1989, and today it is rightly considered the flagship of Huyghe brewery. Apart from the loud name, Delirium tremens has a memorable appearance — the ceramic-style bottle, colorful label as if drawn from the pages of Dante's book, shiny blue foil wrapped around the neck and covering the lid. But the main advantage of this variety is still the excellent taste. Delirium tremens is brewed using three different strains of yeast, one of which is unique. The result is a strong drink (8.5% alcohol) with a complex flavor. At the beginning you can feel rich tones of fruit, which are replaced by the sweetness of caramel, and in the aftertaste — tones of honey and pepper. It has a full-bodied aroma with distinct notes of herbs and spices, and an attractive appearance — a golden color and a stable foamy cap. Delirium tremens changed not only the Belgian beer world, but also the Huyghe brewery itself — the pink elephant became the symbol of the brewery. And the real fans of the brewery organized the "Brotherhood of the Pink Elephant", which actively promotes Delirium tremens to the masses. Join the brotherhood — come to the Lambic beer restaurant! In addition to the classic taste, you can try Delirium Red — a cherry beer with the elephant, as well as many other types of beer. We are waiting for you!
01 March 2021