Snowing in Moscow

It started to snow on 21/10/2006.

Ulitsa Arbat

Ulitsa Arbat is a pedestrianized street. It is the most famous street in Moscow.

 

 

You dont need to know Russian to know this place

 

 

Foreign Ministry Building

 

 

Lunch at Sergiev Posad

We walked to nearby restaurant for lunch before leaving Sergiev Posad

 

 

 

The restaurant

 

Russian Dolls

 

Trinity Monastery of St Sergius

This is the most important Russian lavra monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russsian Orthodox Church. (A lavra is a monastery of the highest rank.)

The Beautiful Tower serves as the main entrance

The Holy Gate

The Church of St Sergius and Refectory

Entrance to the Refectory

Baroque pillars on the walls of the Church and refectory

The Church of St Sergius

Trinity Cathedral

Cathedral of the Assumption

The Bell Tower

Church of St Micah

Church of the Holy Spirit

Tomb of Tsar Gudunov

Chapel of the Well

Rotunda over the Holy Spring

The Gate Church of St John the Baptist

Chapel of Pyatnitsky Well

This chapel dates back to the 17th century. We walked pass this chapel  on the way to the Monastery.

 

 

 

 

Sergiev Posad

Formerly known as Zagorsk. The original name came back into official use in 1991. The Trinity Monastery of Sergius is the main attraction of this town.

 

 

 

Hotel Iris

Our hotel in Moscow

Christmas decoration

 

 

I follow the Moskva...

Moskva River. We did not go as far as Gorky Park. 

 

Kremlin seen from the river

 

 

 

Peter the Great