Our cabin on the Tikhi Don
another view
The closet area
The Neva River
Commerce on the river
The Tikhi Don berthed in St Petersburg
One of the St. Petersburg bridges
Typical St. Petersburg architecture
Along the Canal
Church on the Spilled Blood domes
And the facade
Dome ofSt. Isaac's Cathedral
The square behind the Hermitage
Rhoda and Herman at the Hermitage
Approaching the river from a canal
The fortress of Peter and Paul
The Cruiser “Aurora”
A sailing ship replica on the Neva
St. Petersburg from the water
John Quincy Adams residence
The Bronze Horseman
St. Isaac's Dome
Bridge on the Neva
Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul
Tomb of a Tsar
Lesser tombs of white marble
The dome of the cathedral
The Bronze horseman
The Stock Exchange
Approaching Peterhof
Inside a “cottage” on the summer palace grounds
A few friends in for a “cottage supper”
Peterhof Garden
Trick fountain disguised as a tree
golden Peterhof fountain
Peterhof musicians
The main building
The famous fountains
No pumps here - gravity only!
Main building and fountains
Looking out to the Gulf of Finland
A Japanese building outside St. Petersburg
Garden in Svirstroy on the Svir River
Tourist shop in Svirstroy
Our Russian dinner with costumed servers
Our musicians
And singer
Kizhi Ialand
Church of the transfiguration
An incredible wooden structure
A windmill on the Island
And a small church where we had a bell concert
The living area of a farmhouse on Kizhi Island
And the work area in the other side
Our riverboat from the island
The icon wall inside the church
The outside of the farmhouse
Lake Onega looks like an ocean
Could be the Atlantic
Captain Andrey
The wreck of a church once on land
Krokhino Church - White Lake and Sheksna River
On our way to Goritzy
Tikhi Don docked in Goritzy
The town of Goritzy
A neat little house with plenty of firewood
And a WWII memorial
leaving Goritzy
Goritzy church
More of the little town
Sunset on the Volga
Our musicians for a second concert
The Blini party
Church in Yaroslavl
and the town
Church of Elijah the Prophet
Government Building
Spassky Manastery
The cathedral
Our roses
Approaching Uglich
Church of St. Dmitry
Uglich Government Building
Uglich Town Square
The ceiling of St.Dmitry
A Madonna
Our Olga in costume
The bridge to the town square
Lenin and pigeons
Belfry of the flooded Church of the Trinity, Volga River
Tikhi Don in one of the 18 locks
Lock gate and statuary
Tight Squeeze
fisherman and camper
On the way to Moscow
Moscow waterfront
The Northern River terminal where we berthed
Across from our boat
Downtown Moscow decked out for its birthday
KGB building to the right
Restaurant entry on the way to Red Square
Red Square
Closed to visitors because of celebration
Birthday celebration to be held here
GUM
Fountain in GUM
GUM entrance
The Moscow Subway entrance
Sculpture down in the subway
Marble carving in the subway
Soviet symbol in a ceiling
Subway entrance rom the street
Old apartent building
Moscow from a bridge
Moscow University
New Maiden Convent
Ducks in a row - A gift from Barbara Bush
Playground in New Maiden Park
Riverboats at night
The river by day - the view from our cabin
Setting up for Moscow's 861st Birthday
Approaching the Kremlin
Around the Kremlin
Kremlin Tower
Kremlin Towers
More Kremlin Buildings
The Tsar's cannon at the Kremlin
Many churches in the Kremlin
Tsar's Bell
Bell Clapper
The Tsar's bell is broken
Willis in Cathedral Square
Cathedral Square
Dozens of domes everywhere
Church of the Deposition of the Robe
Cathedral of the Dormition
Enjoying the Kremlin
Russian girls playing
Military Guards
Horse riders getting ready for parade
The Moscow canal
Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer
Kremlin Palace
The Russian “White House”
Moscow Circus
The park at the Northern River Terminal
Sunday activity in the park
Beautiful gardens in the park on the river
A Rocking Group in the park
Some tourists in the park
And some statuary
Back to the boat and home!
