3 September 2013 – Sviyazhsk, Russia
We spent our second wedding anniversary cruising down the Volga river and visiting an island fortress town of Sviyazhsk in Tatarstan Republic, Russia.
We spent our second wedding anniversary cruising down the Volga river and visiting an island fortress town of Sviyazhsk in Tatarstan Republic, Russia.
This is my home town. Pop 350,000. I grew up here until I was twelve, at which point my family moved to the US. It’s not a huge tourist destination, but it’s worth a visit for the northern nature and convenience. Petrozavodsk is an overnight train ride away from both Moscow and St Petersburg. We…
Beautiful city on the river is full of surprises, great day, Inna makes an appearance!
Our last day in Moscow is spent packing, working and hanging out with family. Cameo by Katya, Sergey’s niece.
Dasha, my very very good friend from way way back, and Vitaliy, her boy, make an appearance as we discuss plans for joint venture in China, currently in Moscow, Russia.
Greetings. We are almost done with family visits, friend hanging outing, errands and obligations. We are slow pokes like that. But on 1 September, Sergey and I will be embarking on a train ride to the first destination that neither one of us has ever been to – Nizhniy Novgorod. With that our trip will…
On train back to Moscow, journey truly begins in 2 days!
Youth cross country competition at Spartak stadium in Petrozavodsk, spirits are high.
A late lunch and a cameo by Jenia’s grandma.
Sergey is loving russian slaw, while Jenia is giving a tour of local grocery store, providing some excellent vodka recommendation.