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I had hoped to see these old costumes being worn as daily garb rather than for a festival or holiday occasion. We had stopped to photograph some storks building their nest when this woman came along. At first I didn’t notice … Continue reading
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Faux Winter Scene This was shot from the bus window. I don’t normally do that, but when you are on a cruise, you have very little time to roam on your own. You must always be back for lunch on … Continue reading
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Two musicians play their hearts out on a canal in St. Petersburg. The accordion player was there first and the other man came up and began to sing in what sounded like a trained voice to me. They didn’t sing … Continue reading
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Uglich, a small city on the Volga River Tom Sawyer came to mind when I looked at the sparkling eyes of these boys. I don’t have sons, but I just know these boys gladden their mother’s hearts every time … Continue reading
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This is another of my old slides from 1989. We were traveling back to Moscow on the Siberian Express. We had been scheduled to go through Mongolia and into China, but then Tiananmen Square uprising happened and China closed the … Continue reading
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How interesting would travel be if there were no religions? “Not very,” I say. I think of Midnight Mass when I look at this photo. My most memorable Midnight Mass was the Christmas before my youngest brother shipped out to Viet … Continue reading
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I love to wander about on my own when I travel. I didn’t get to wander enough when I was on a waterway cruise between St. Petersburg and Moscow. We’d stop at cities or villages and have a tour, but … Continue reading
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The Charcoal Man Leningrad 1989 The charcoal man delivers charcoal to the cars on the Siberian Express. The charcoal is burned in the samovars so that tea is available at all times for the passengers. We had ridden the … Continue reading
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This was shot in 1989. Gorbachev was in power and it was the beginning of Glasnost and Perestroika. Russians were glued to their radios and tvs trying to figure out what it would all mean to their lives. Lenin’s … Continue reading
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Blue and white Rococco Architecture of the Smolny Cathedral and Convent These beautiful buildings sit on the bank of the Neva River. The three onion domes on the cathedral can be seen from all over St. Petersburg. The cathedral was designed by the … Continue reading
