Sidewalk vendors display their wares at the exit downtown. My mental image of the Kremlin is that of the long red brick wall facing Red Square behind which mysterious meetings take place. I learn that the Kremlin is the site of the medieval fortress built on the highest hill of Moscow. The original wooden ramparts have been replaced by massive brick walls. Over the centuries, the Kremlin has been the center around which the Russian people rally to fight off foreign invaders.
Floral tributes lie on the granite slabs.
Entrance to the Kremlin itself is through a small gate and down a long cobblestone walkway to the Troitskaya Tower. Up the hill and to the left is the government office building. Behind a second-storey window is Lenin's old office. A guard blows a whistle sharply and holds up his hand. Pedestrians stop abruptly.