A Walk by a Frozen Lake at the Maryino District (Moscow)

I know, I know. On my last post, Old Man by the Lake, there was no lake to be seen. Since that post was for a contest, I didn't include any other shot.

I'll make it right with this article and will finally let you see the lake situated in the Maryino District (район Марьино), a residential area of Moscow (Москва).

Coming from the Metro Station with the same name, Maryino (Марьино), you just need to walk 500 meters to get to this place. You can't miss it.

Despite being a big lake and the shining sun, the water was frozen solid.

To the right of the lake, there's a big commercial building that reads Супермаркет Билла (Supermarket Billa). This is an Austrian / German Supermarket Chain and the name means "Cheap Shop" (from the German BILliger LAden).

Well, I don't know about that, it seemed as "cheap" as any other Supermarket I found.

The lake was completely frozen, which made it shine with the sun, giving the place a lovely atmosphere. All around the lake there were huge residential buildings.

In the picture above, can you now see the old man sitting by the lake, @pixelfan?

And on the next shot, can you see him?

Hmmm... I better zoom in so you can see him better.

Here's the Old Man from my previous post.

This Panasonic camera is small but amazing. The Zoom Quality is light years ahead of the one from my old Canon IXUS 210. Check out these next two shots:

Amazing details for a compact camera, eh?

If you want to compare the quality, check this post, to see a photo taken from just 10 meters away, with the Canon IXUS 210.

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A few steps away, I saw two kids playing over the frozen lake. Can you see all those markings on the ice, as well as the amount of rocks scattered around? If looks like one of the favourite pastimes of Russian kids is trying to break the ice. In a literal way.

... and then the kids noticed I was watching their little play.

Ahahah! They gave me the perfect chance to get a couple of good photos, whether they liked it or not.

Afterwards, I though they were camera shy and decided to leave...

I mean, I though they were leaving. But I was wrong.

They were just getting ready to run across the frozen lake.

It sounds fun, that's for sure. But I wouldn't risk it myself. I'd rather be safe than sorry. So I took the long way around it.

Just a few meters ahead, what do I see? Yes, another couple of teens doing the exact same thing.

What's up with these people? Do they have a death wish... or is this a normal thing to do, in Russia?

Here's a close-up animation of these two teenagers trying to break the ice.

Right at the middle of the lake, there was a small strip of water which was not yet frozen.

Would you risk running across that? Neither did I.

And finally, here's an overview of the lake, taken from the opposite side.

This lake doesn't appear very large in the photos but if you decide to take a stroll around it, starting and ending in the same spot, you'll need to walk at least 35 minutes non-stop to complete your run.

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One of the things that I found very weird and peculiar was the amount of cables linking the roofs of these huge residential buildings. You can barely see them here...

Here are some closer shots. Can you please explain the logic behind this, @apnigrich and @singa?

I have never seen anything like this before... and frankly, it doesn't seem very safe to me. But at least the doves and pigeons were enjoying it a lot. It was like their personal playground.

Or maybe they were just mouthwatering over the idea of a Milka Chocolate bar. 😅

Well, this concluded my walk around the lake and I was back where I started, next to the Супермаркет Билла.
This is where I found the old lady selling some porcelain, I had shown you already in a previous post...

I hope you enjoyed this post... and please don't go risking your life trying to cross a frozen lake, after you read this. That's a stunt you should leave to the professionals. Or to the crazy kids in Russia.

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Camera	Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Location	Moscow - Russia
	Untouched Photos

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