Day five started really early in the morning, breakfast was at seven and then off the boat at eight for our tour of Yaroslavl. Our tour guide, Anatoly, showed us the highlights of Yaroslavl before being able to spend some money in the market. One of the parks had fountains and a peacock made out of flowers which was interesting. Back on the boat we had time to walk around the upper deck before lunch. At 2:30 it was time for our first Russian lesson, we learnt the alphabet; numbers and some useful phrases that may help us in conversations.

After our Russian language lesson we went back to our cabins for a bit before finding somewhere to play Uno, and of course learn our Russian numbers. Dinner was at 7:30 in the Volga (Волга) restaurant and it was a selection of traditional food that we chose a few nights before. There was music; singing and people dressed in traditional outfits. A very enjoyable evening. After dinner we had a rest before going up to the Neva Bar for a drink before going to bed.