The 15th August Commemoration Service of the end of Word War 2 in the Pacific at the Indiese Monument in Den Haag.
Lunch at Netty's place in Gouda.
Having a cup of coffee in the cafee on the railway station Den Haag.
In the train from Den Haag to Joopie.
In the train on our way home from Den Haag to Joopie.
In the train on our way home from Joopie to Den Haag.
Wednesday, August 20th 2008. Our ship the " Viking Pakhomov ".
Wednesday, August 20th August 2008. Our ship the " Viking Pakhomov ".
Our cabin on Viking Pakhomov.
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Thursday, August 21st 2008, city tour of Moscow. Taken from the bus.
Thursday, August 21st 2008, city tour of Moscow. Olympic Stadium.
Russian souvenir, Russian dolls etc.
Entrance to the Metro in Moscow.
Decoration of the Metro in Moscow.
Platform the Metro in Moscow.
Steep escalator, Metro Moscow.
Entrance to Metro, Moscow.
Old Arbat Street, Moscow.
Macdonald in Old Arbat Street, Moscow.
St. Basil's Cathedral - built in the 16th century on Red Square by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate his successful military campaign against the Tartar Mongols in the besieged city of Kazan, its mass of brightly painted onion domes and turrets is now one of Moscow's best-known landmarks
St. Basil's Cathedral Red Square Moscow.
Kremlin wall, Red Square.
Red Square.
St. Basil's Cathedral - built in the 16th century on Red Square by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate his successful military campaign against the Tartar Mongols in the besieged city of Kazan, its mass of brightly painted onion domes and turrets is now one of Moscow's best-known landmarks.
State Historical Museum - museum charting the development of Russian civilization from Kievan Rus to the present day, housed in a magnificent dark redbrick building covered in ornate turrets and pinnacles, which was built in the 1870s and officially opened by Tsar Alexander III.
Red Square Moscow.
State Historical Museum. Red Square Moscow.
Marie in the GUM shopping mall. With the façade extending for 242 metres along the eastern side of Red Square. After the suicide of Stalin's wife Nadezhda in 1932, the GUM was used to display her body.
Thursday, August 21st 2008, on our way to the concert at the Hall of the Tretiakov Gallery. Moscow peak hour.
Near the Hall of the Tretiakov Gallery.
The lock trees on the bridge near the Hall of the Tretiakov Gallery.
Fountains looking from the bridge.
The Hall of the Tretiakov Gallery.
The concert.
After the concert.
The fountains at night looking from the bridge..
The fountains at night looking from the bridge.
Friday, 22nd August 2008. Lookout at Zagorsk, looking towards the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius, which was the administrative centre of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius.
Russian restaurant at Zagorsk where we had lunch.
Bakery at the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius.
the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius.
Inside a church at the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius.
Trinity Cathedral at the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius, Zagorsk.
The Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius, Zagprsk.
Inside a church at the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius, Zagprsk
Inside a church at the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius, Zagprsk.
Bell tower of the church at the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius, Zagprsk.
The Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius, Zagorsk with the Blue domes of the Cathedral of the Dormition (1559-1585).
Bell tower at the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius, Zagprsk.
The white church with the golden roof is theTrinity Cathedral at the Monastery of Trinity-St. Sergius, Zagorsk.
Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius,Zagorsk. Blue domes of the Cathedral of the Dormition (1559-1585).
Windmill in front of the restaurant where we had lunch.
Lunch time.
Saturday, 23rd August2008. The Kremlin enterance.
Saturday, 23rd August2008. Inside the Kremlin.
Saturday, 23rd August2008. Cathedral of the Assumption, inside the Kremlin of Moscow.
Saturday, 23rd August2008. The Kremlin.
Changing of the guard Kremlin Cathedral Square The Kremlin.
Inside the Kremlin.
Cathedral Square The Kremlin.
Annunication Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin.
Cathedral of the Dormition at the Cathedral Square The Kremlin.
The enormous Tsar Bell is an impressive 6.14 meters in height, 6.6 meters in diameter and weighs some 200 tons, making it the largest bell in the world.
The impressive bronze Tsar Cannon is one of the largest canons ever made and was cast in 1586 by the foundry man Andrei Chokhov. The canon is 5.34 meters long, weighs an impressive 40 tons and has an incredible caliber of 890 mm.
Saturday, 23 August 2008. Going through our first lock on the Moscow-Volga Canal. We drop 18 meters.
Saturday, 23 August 2008. Welcome Cocktail Hour on the Sun Deck.
Saturday, 23 August 2008. Welcome Dinner in the Neva restaurant.
Volga River views between Moscow & Uglich.The flooded city of Kalyazin (flooded for canal system), bell tower of The Church of the Trinity, c.1654.
Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood in Uglich, Russia seen from our ship.
Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood in Uglich, Russia
Inside the Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood in Uglich, Russia
Inside the Dimitri Cathedral in Uglich
An other Church.
Near a church in Uglich.
Inside the Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich, Russia.
Inside church.
Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich, Russia.
Church tower Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich, Russia
Part of the church.
Church tower Transfiguration Cathedral in Uglich, Russia.
The Pakhomov moored at the wharf in Uglich.
Our ship " Viking Pakhomov moored in Uglich". Uglich is a small town of about 37,000 residents on the Volga River 136 miles north of Moscow.
Sunset over Rybinskoye Reservoir.
Monday25th August 2008 08:00 AM. Viking Pakhomov arrives in Yaroslavl, on the bank of the Volga River. Yaroslavl Church Of Epiphany.
The Church of the Prophet Elijah in Yoroslavl. This spectacular church was built 1647-1650 by brothers Anikey and Nifantey Skripin, who were extremely wealthy traders in Siberian furs.
Intersection of the Volga River and Rybinskoye Reservoir.
Yaroslavl Resident War Memorial City Park
WWII Memorial - Yaroslavl. A polished marble base bears two sculpted stone walls, one depicting a soldier and the other a woman civilian. Set at angles they frame a central eternal flame.
In the background the Church of the Prophet Elijah.
Leaving Yaroslavl. In the background the Church of the Prophet Elijah.
A view of the Volga river bank in the town of Tutayev, the Yaroslavl Region, Russia.
Mother Volga Statue - Rybinsk, Russia. Mother Volga stands on a spit of land on the reservoir side approach to the locks at the Rybinsk dam. With out stretched hand she faces the huge reservoir, one of the largest in Russia. She holds a document in her other hand, said to represent the plans for the for the lock and a bird flies at her feet.
Dinner August 25th. Ships band playing Happy Birthday.
Russian Concert in the Sky Bar.
August 26th , Goritzy. The very dilapidated Church of the Resurrection on the bank of the river.
The Solovetsky Monastery, also Solovki Monastery, is one of the most significant monastic institutions in Russia. The monastery is located on the large island of Solovetsky, a part of the Solovetsky Archipelago in the White Sea in northern Russia.
Wooden church of “The Placing of The Robe”, inside the monastery.
19th Century Windmill.
Cruise ships moored at the wharf at the monastery.
Landscape view at the monastery.
Church ruin.
Russian tea time in the Svir restaurant.
The tea pot.
What is my blood pressure?
Wednesday 27th August. Bridge Visit.
Bridge Visit.
We arrive at Kizhi Island. The wooden church of the Transfiguration.
Built in 1714 during the reign of Peter the Great, the Church of the Transfiguration has 22 soaring onion domes sheathed in hundreds of aspen shingles. No nails were used in the construction of the cathedral, and today many of the spruce logs are weakened by insects and rot. In addition, a shortage of funds has lead to neglect and poorly executed restoration efforts.
The wooden church of the Transfiguration. Built in 1714 during the reign of Peter the Great, the Church of the Transfiguration has 22 soaring onion domes sheathed in hundreds of aspen shingles. No nails were used in the construction of the cathedral
Inside the wooden church of the Transfiguration.
Peasant farmhouse including stables.
Inside the peasant farmhouse including stables.
A girl weaving.
A girl embroidering.
Wooden chapel
International Diner in the Neva restaurant.
We arrive at St Petersburg at about 11pm.
The Smolny Cathedral of the Resurrection. One of the best Baroque architectural ensembles of Saint Petersburg the Smolny Cathedral is situated on the bank of the River Neva on that very place where under Peter the Great there was a tar yard (Smolyanoy Dvor, as "Smolny" is Russian for tar) that supplied the Admiralty with resin for the shipbuilding. After few years the tar yard was abolished but the place-name stayed.
Some where in St Petersburg.
The golden spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral which rises above the Peter and Paul Fortress.
The Rostral Columns are located in St. Petersburg on the Spit of St. Basil Island. They are ancient "lights" built in 1811 to guide ships in St. Petersburg which is a city of islands in the Neva river.
Dark clouds gathering over the golden spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral which rises above the Peter and Paul Fortress.
The Hermitage in St Petersburg was once the winter palace of Russia's Tsars.
Stair case in the Hermitage in St Petersburg.
The Hermitage in St Petersburg.
The Hermitage in St Petersburg. A canal between the building, taken from the inside.
The Prodigal Son by Rembrand. The Hermitage in St Petersburg.
St Petersburg, General Staff Building on Dvortsovaya Place.
The Hermitage St Petersburg.
Water feature seen from the Rostral Columns.
The dome of St. Isaac’s Cathedral dominates the skyline of St. Petersburg and its gilded cupola can be seen glistening from all over the city.
The monument to the iron-willed and notoriously despotic Russian ruler Nicholas I on St. Isaac's Square.
The Cathedral of the Resurrection in which Tzar Alexander II lost his life. For this reason, it is also known as the Church of St Saviour on Spilled Blood.
The golden spire of the Peter and Paul Cathedral.
Inside theSaints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg.
Leaving the Saints Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg.
Outside the Saints Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg.
Ballet performance, The Swan Lake, at the Conservatory.
Saturday, August 30 2008. Catherine Palace at Pushkin near St. Petersburg.
Saturday, August 30 2008. Catherine Palace at Pushkin near St. Petersburg. Entrance gate.
Saturday, August 30 2008. Catherine Palace at Pushkin near St. Petersburg. Walking towards the entrance.
The entrance Catherine Palace at Pushkin near St. Petersburg.
Catherine Palace at Pushkin, near St. Petersburg.
The band at the entrance.
Staircase Catherine Palace at Pushkin near St. Petersburg.
Catherine Palace at Pushkin near St. Petersburg.
Catherine Palace Great Hall at Pushkin near St. Petersburg.
Catherine at Pushkin near St. Petersburg.
Catherine Palace Great Hall at Pushkin near St. Petersburg. Heating system.
Golden doorway's Catherine Palace at Pushkin near St. Petersburg.
Catherine Place at Pushkin near St. Petersburg.
Catherine Place at Pushkin near St. Petersburg. The garden at the back.
A painting of the destruction during the war.
This is how is was.
Lake with a tea house. Catherine Place at Pushkin near St. Petersburg. The garden at the back.
Catherine Place at Pushkin near St.
Catherine Place at Pushkin near St. Back of the place.
Catherine Place at Pushkin near St. Petersburg. The place at the back.
Catherine Place at Pushkin near St. Petersburg. Restoration.
The Siege of Leningrad memorial.
The Siege of Leningrad memorial. The ring of memorial.
The Siege of Leningrad memorial. The museum.
Lunch in a Russian restaurant.
Musician in a Russian shopping centre.
Cossack Folklore Show. The stage.
Cossack Folklore Show.
Sunday, August 31st 2008. The Pakhomov moored at the wharf in St Petersburg.
The Cossack's show tent on the wharf in St Petersburg.
Canal Cruise in the afternoon, St Ptersburg.
Canal Cruise in the afternoon, St Petersburg. Dark clouds gathering.
The Passage The Hague.
Coffee in Boneterie department store The Hague.
Dome type roofing the Boneterie department store The Hague.
The Boneterie department store The Hague.
On a boat trip.
Going under a bridge.
Mieke's birthday 6 September 2008.
The family.
Ilse, Dennis and Anneloes.
Dennis. Anneloes, Marnick, Shirley and Mieke.
Back row. Dennis, Shirley,Eric, and Jos. Front row. Marnick and Anneloes.
Mies eating an orange.
In the train.
Bicycles parking near a train station.
In the bus on the way home from Beriln.
This were Ilse lives.
An Indonesian meal.
The Bijenkorf department store.
Salted Herring stall at Scheveningen.
