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Russian Waterways - October 2007

We finally scheduled our Russia trip after several years of wanting to visit our former cold war foe. Grand Circle Travel provided the venue and we visited St. Petersburg and Moscow as well as several small towns and cities along the Volga canal and waterway.
The Admiralty - St. Petersburg
The Admiralty - St. Petersburg		 Peter and Paul Cathedral
Peter and Paul Cathedral		 Peter and Paul Cathedral
Peter and Paul Cathedral		 Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Hermitage
The Hermitage		 Our reception and the Hermatage
Our reception and the Hermatage		 Hermitage entryway
Hermitage entryway		 Throne room
Throne room
Malachite mosaic vase
Malachite mosaic vase		 Catherine's Palace
Catherine's Palace		 Gold, gold everywhere
Gold, gold everywhere		 Restoration in progress
Restoration in progress
One room at the Palace
One room at the Palace		 Summer House at Catherine's Palace
Summer House at Catherine's Palace		 The Russai Folkloric Show
The Russai Folkloric Show		 Dancers
Dancers
Our cruise ship - M/S Tikhi Don for Russia
Our cruise ship - M/S Tikhi Don for Russia		 Misha our excellent program director
Misha our excellent program director		 WWII memorial at Svir Stroi vilage
WWII memorial at Svir Stroi vilage		 Our hosts for peroshkis and tea
Our hosts for peroshkis and tea
Kizhi Island wooden cathedrals
Kizhi Island wooden cathedrals		 Church of Transfiguration
Church of Transfiguration		 Kizhi Island farm house
Kizhi Island farm house		 A samovar, sign of family wealth
A samovar, sign of family wealth
Captain's bridge tour
Captain's bridge tour		 Captain's bridge tour
Captain's bridge tour		 Cathedral on the banks of the Volga River
Cathedral on the banks of the Volga River		 Church in Yaroslaval
Church in Yaroslaval
Fortress wall - Yaroslavl
Fortress wall - Yaroslavl		 Captain's Farewell
Captain's Farewell		 Our last dinner aboard
Our last dinner aboard		 End of our cruise
End of our cruise
Gum Department Store in Moscow's Red Square
Gum Department Store in Moscow's Red Square		 Inside Gum
Inside Gum		 Lenin's Tomb
Lenin's Tomb		 St Basil's Cathedral - Red Square
St Basil's Cathedral - Red Square
Moscow subway terminal
Moscow subway terminal		 Moscow subway
Moscow subway		 Stalin era building
Stalin era building		 Kremlin - V. Putin's offce near the rear
Kremlin - V. Putin's offce near the rear
Tsar Nicholas's cannon
Tsar Nicholas's cannon		 Gum department store at night
Gum department store at night		 State Historical Museum - Red Square
State Historical Museum - Red Square		 St Basil's Cathedral - Red Square
St Basil's Cathedral - Red Square
Entrance to the Central Museum of Armed Forces
Entrance to the Central Museum of Armed Forces		 Our welcoming concert
Our welcoming concert		 WWII unit banners
WWII unit banners		 Aircraft museum display
Aircraft museum display
ZSU23-4 antiaircraft gun
ZSU23-4 antiaircraft gun		 Meeting with Russian WWII veterans
Meeting with Russian WWII veterans		 Moscow circus
Moscow circus		 Star City - The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Star City - The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Administrative building and entry station
Administrative building and entry station		 Entering one of the training buildings
Entering one of the training buildings		 Cosmonaut Sergei Zaletin
Cosmonaut Sergei Zaletin		 Mir training system
Mir training system
Mir training system
Mir training system		 Soyuz training facility
Soyuz training facility		 Soyuz training spacecraft
Soyuz training spacecraft		 Soyuz updated cockpit
Soyuz updated cockpit

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