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Petrozavodsk
... list and it's there in front of us. Now it's time to go back and get the bags for the overnight train. We manage the metro and even manage to get our bags back, but have been unable to find a supermarket. It's been warm again and we could use some moist towelettes for a bit of a wash on the train. Armed with some water, lollies and muesli bars we manage to get to the train, get our bunks, and settle in for the 8 hour trip to Petrozavodsk. Our carriage has a lady conductor ...
Kizhi Island
... ginger tabby, striding down the dirt road as we were heading to the bath house.
It was on the ship for lunch then we set sail for Goritsy.
In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to attend a Russian cooking class – Blini with the resident chef. The lesson was great and we got to make our own blini. We had cherries and cream to go with it. It was great ...
The Port City
... which is the largest lake in Europe, and now we are sailing on Lake Onega, which is smaller. However, when we look from our balcony, you cannot see land at all – it is live being on the ocean. Lake Lodoga’s basin has a total area of about 259,000 square kilometres. The lake was formed by glaciers and contains about 660 islands. It is quite smooth sailing and you ...
On the Lakes
... and carrots inside. There was also one with cheese and spinach. The lady who owned the house had lived there since she was a young girl (her father was a carpenter and built the house when he returned from the war). She raised her two children in the house and now lives with her husband, growing most of their food in their small but very productive garden.
On the way back to the ship, there were some ...
The Craftspeople of Mandrogi
... from a leather thong. Incredible as it was, I passed. The $200 was higher than I wanted to pay. But, the craftsman let us hold a 10 inch long piece of the mammoth ivory that must have weighed 7 or 8 lbs. The ivory had been found locally.
After leaving Mandrogi around Noon, we cruised southwest on the Svir River toward Lake Ladogy, Europe’s largest fresh water lake. From Lake Ladogy, we enter the Neva River ...
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