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This18 day Russian river trip starts in St Petersberg and ends in Moscow. We will visit St. Petersberg, Mandrova, Kizhi, Petrovadodsk, Irma, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Uglich and Moscow.
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Our river boat The m/s Russ is docked in St. Petersberg for 4 days. We use the subway to get around town.
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This is a typical local market.
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St. Perersberg was built on a swamp. There are 101 islands and 66 canals.
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Looking down a canal at The Church of The Savior from the main street of Nevskiy Prospect.
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Peter and Paul fortress.
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Peter The Great, and others, are buried here.
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Pushkin - Catherines Palace
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Hermitage-tb.JPG)
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Friend (Mary) at The Hermitage
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The Hermitage
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The Hermitage
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Peterhof
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Peterhof Garden
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Small village on lake Onega.
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On The Boat
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The island of Kizhi is a national monument. Kizhi is home to the Transfiguration Church which is completely built of wood without nails. About a dozen people live on Kizhi.
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Transfiguration Church - Kizhi
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There are many statues of Lenin in Petrozavodsk which is a ship building city.
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Irma is a small town south of The White Lake.
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We were invited into the home of this Irma Family.
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The beautiful city of Krostroma has many fine parks.
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Yaroslavl was great for shopping and a folk dance group in the evening.
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Folk Dancers
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Docking in Moscow
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Moscow Statue
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The Kremlin
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Red Square - Notice the line at Lenins tomb in the background (left).
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Putin Enters Kremlin - We for fortunate to get a glimpse of Vladamire Putin as he enters The Kremlin.
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Next to the dock is a large park and this small outdoor bar owned by a couple in their early twenties.
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I spent quite a while admiring this park before I discovered it was the roof of a modern three story mall built underground. THE END.
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