Morning began with for me at least, Qi-Gong exercises on the Sun deck. Designed for geriatrics I think. This lasted 15 mins and fully justified extra bacon on the breakfast that followed. A boring lecture on the Romanovs came next on the agenda. Reminded me of history lessons at school. No wonder my history knowledge is so awful.
Once back on the ship we immediately set sail for Yaraslavl. We went through some big locks which had room for 2 ships at once. Some locks have swinging gates and some which retract into the abutments.
There were a few very modern apartment blocks recently constructed and a few Kruschev era
We landed at Uglich at 2 pm and took a tour of the Uglich Kremlin. The cathedral had an interesting cast iron floor (see photo detail).
Once back on the ship we immediately set sail for Yaraslavl. We went through some big locks which had room for 2 ships at once. Some locks have swinging gates and some which retract into the abutments.
There were a few very modern apartment blocks recently constructed and a few Kruschev era older ones. Population of Uglich is about 35,000. I believe they depend mostly on the river boat tourism to survive.
We crossed the Rybiskoye reservoir during dinner. Amazingly we lost sight of land on all sides. The weather has been clear skies and warm sunny days.
When we are not eating or drinking or blogging - or sometimes when we are, we get briefing lectures on the next port of call. Tomorrow is Yaraslavl.
When we are not eating or drinking or blogging - or sometimes when we are, we get briefing lectures on the next port of call. Tomorrow is Yaraslavl.We passed by a church tower sticking out of the water. This is all that shows of the village that was flooded when the reservoir was constructed. The waterways are mostly man made from the Volga and its connecting rivers for various purposes, - flood mitigation, navigation, water supplies (incl Moscow), and hydro electric power.
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