We are in "Vlad-ee-mir" today. Perhaps as a result of our monastic visits, some of us are now adopting a simpler diet.
We hung around until 9:40 before boarding the bus and starting our Vladimir history lesson with Alexandria.
We visited two historical sites. Outside site #1:
And inside
Outside #2, the Assumption Cathedral:
Inside the gallery next door, many of us bought a booklet called
Rubleyov in Vladimir, which discusses his remaining works - such as this original which was mesmerizing!
(Photo of the image in our booklets)
Next, we were transported to a Russian Wood Village for a great lunch of salad, fish soup, potatoes, chicken Kiev and jam-filled bread.
A real log cabin!
We got onto the bus again and took off for Moscow. But first we had dinner in a grotto ...
Then drinks in the hotel bar.
And finally, we catch a midnight train to St. Petersburg. What a day!
