Postcards from Russia-1998
My sister
Kathleen and I went on a Smithsonian Odyssey cruise--
along " Imperial Russian Waterways," during July, the white nights.
We both love Russian history and literature.
It was a magical journey, from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
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We spent three nights in Copenhagen, our first stop, and visited Friederksburg, the Danish royal palace, and Elsinore, before flying on to Moscow and the Lev Tolstoy, our boat. With that base, we toured Moscow for several days, the Kremlin and its treasures, and the galleries-- the Tretyakov--the gallery of Russian art, and the Pushkin--the gallery for European art. I stopped to photograph every glorious gilded dome, especially the restored Church of Our Savior. |
| First stop: Copenhagen | St. Basil's, Moscow | |
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Who would have guessed that in the Kremlin are five churches. |
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Could I see your paintings of the domes? |
Our Saviour |
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The Pushkin Gallery was wonderful! |
in the Pushkin Gallery | The History Museum--Red Square |
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Since ours was a Smithsonian study tour, we were given classes
in Russian language, music, economics, art, fairy tales, etc. Kathleen
and I both love Russian literature, and came prepared with our favorite
Russian authors. We stopped in Kostroma and were welcomed by musicians
and toured the wooden village and Ipotievsky Monastery where Michael Romanov
took refuge. Everyday we stopped at another picturesque village of wooden houses and monasteries. |
Settling in on the Lev Tolstoy |
Locks are great! |
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Kostroma village musicians entertain us. |
Monastery |
The best part of the day was the sail. |
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Another river boat making the return trip. |
Kostroma |
Stopping at Kirstroy |
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Unbelievable sunset tonight! |
Epiphany-Yaroslavl |
Houses for sale at Svirstroy. |
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Look! Another boat like ours! |
Arch near Uglich |
Kizhi Monastery |
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Irene and Kathryn, two lovely Bostonians. |
Our smallish cabin |
With Kathleen and the CEO of Odyssesy-America at the farewell party |
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St. Petersburg was the goal of our dream journey. Kathleen and I were
both fans of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great and wanted especially
to see all the sacred spots in the city and in Peterhof mentioned in
the biographies of them that we had read. |
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Our Savior on the Blood-Petersburg |
The Summer Palace-Peter the Great's home in Petersburg. |
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Our official portrait at the Catherine Palace in Peterhof. |
Tomb of Peter the Great |
National Museum--Stockholm. |
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