This site is definitely worth an afternoon, to see each of these most beautiful, dainty buildings up close without the crowd you encounter at the Kremlin. Also worthwhile is a quick trip to the cemetary of the Russian notables to reflect a little on their lives. The little lake that Tchaikovsky is supposedly to have written Swan Lake by is now only occupied by ducks, but approaching from the main road, the lake provides nice foreground for the convnent ensemble.