Travel Blog Photos from Kizhi (40)
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![]() | Kizhi, Russian Federation |
... lot the night before on this "second largest lake in Europe", it was relatively peaceful this morning when we approached beautiful Kizhi. There are not too many buildings on this "open air museum." Three peasant houses with some exhibition, a windmill, ...
... with incomprehensible questions, resulting in the next 6 people in the line behind you repeating the same question, in Russian, just louder, before comically miming to try and make you understand. Eventually something gets accomplished, that or they give ...
... bit of rocking & spray. Just like being at sea because you can't see shore! Not doing much today as we don't get to Kizhi until about 4pm. Kizhi is a small island which has the oldest wooden church buildings. The Main Cathedral dating from 1700's, ...
... the warmth in the room. The cracks between the logs are filled with moss for insulation. Unusual for Russian churches, there are benches around the walls, indicating the church may have been used for secular purposes. The actual ...
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