Pam and I just got back from an incredible 2 week trip to Russia, which was on our Bucket list. We flew from Seatac to Chicago to Munich to St. Petersburg, where we got on our 180 passenger Viking River Cruise boat. After 3 days sight seeing in St. Petersburg, we started up the river system to Moscow. What amazing sights , sounds, and smells we took in. Kizhi is a far north religious heritage site of the Russian Ortodox church. This photo shows the cathedral --made entirely of wood! In 7 days on the waterway we went through 16 locks, raising us to the level of Moscow, on the Volga. Moscow is a beehive of activity, with totally choked freeways, large billboards advertising BMWs, amidst all the amazing sites such as the Kremlin and Red Square. Even took in Romeo and juliet by the Bolshoi Ballet -what a treat!
