Moscow

Finally, Moscow

In the afternoon of the eighth day of our cruise tour in Russia, we finally arrived in Moscow, our last destination. Soon after we arrived, our Kremlin tour started. The local guide…

Uglich

The bell tower of Kalyazin and Moscow Canal

Our cruise trip in Russia continues. After leaving Uglich, we saw a clear-cut tall tower on the water. This is known as the Bell Tower of Kalyazin which used to be a…

Uglich

Two hours’ free time in Uglich

Our tour in Uglich in Russia finished in the Kremlin and we had some free time. On the spot where our group dissolved, there were photo service huts that let you wear…

Uglich

Uglich, the town of Tsarevich Dmitry

On the seventh day of our cruise tour in Russia, our boat called at Uglich, a town on Volga River. The tour started at 8:30 in the morning when the weather was…

Yaroslavl

Sightseeing in Yaroslavl, the second part

The symbol of Yaroslavl in Russia is a bear. One of them was sitting on the bench in the town. The legend says that when Yaroslav the first founded this town, the…

Russia

Sightseeing in Yaroslavl

Six days after leaving Saint Petersburg on our cruise holiday in Russia, our boat went through the large reservoir Rybinsk and onto the famous Volga River at last. The Volga is the…

Kirillov

Goritsy and Kirillov

Our cruise ship in Russia went on from Lake Onega down south to Lake Beloye. Lake Beloye means ‘white lake’, but the water was muddy brown. It was at least paler than…