On Wednesday we took a bus through the country side to what is considered one of the oldest cities in Russia, Novgorod. There we visited their Kremlin and various churches. Then we went to visit a monk and talk to him about the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in present-day Russia. After that we went back to St. Petersburg to take the night train to Moscow.
Rural Russia
Rural Russia
the landscape
Russian Authorities
the Kremlin Wall
the bell tower inside the kremlin
Memorial to Russia's Millennium Anniversary
St. Sophia Cathedral built in 1050
My second Russian friend
the KGB is always watching . . . just kidding
The Church of the Paraskeva Piatnitsa
Snow!!!
Baskin Robbins . . . i saw pints of Jamocha Almond Fudge in the grocery store in Moscow
they think our teacher doesn't like us so he gets a table to himself at restaurants
the monk that talked to us about the Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Cross
St. George Monastery
St. George Cathedral
Candles in the Church
The monastery in the snow
All of our luggage while waiting to board the overnight train to Moscow
Map of train stations across Russiapicture courtesy of Tom
The Sleeper Carpicture courtesy of Tom
Cabin for fourpicture courtesy of Tom
this is one of my fav posts. maybe it's the snow I never get to see haha. I learned about Novgorod in my Russian History class. it was around before Russia was Russia, the time of the Rus. the country is gorgeous and so are all the old churches. sigh. hope your fancy smancy coat keeps you warm! can't wait to see pix of Moscow.
ReplyDeleteWow the snow looks so beautiful, I imagine you freezing your butt off hahahaha awesome.
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