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Russia 2017 - Day 6
The Writing Hub • Sep 23, 2017
(Sunday 10, September)
The day started early, as usual, with breakfast at 7:45 in the Volga Restaurant. Afterwards there was a briefing on the program for the days that we are in St Petersburg. Then there was time to discuss and think about what we wanted to do as there weren't many excursions to choose from. We docked into Goritsy (Горицы) at midday where we got off for our tour of the Kirillo-Belozersky (Кирилло-Белозерский) Monastery.
A small part of the monastery is still active while other parts are used as a small museum; fortress walls were constructed during the polish invasion but couldn't capture the region. Ivan the Terrible sent two of his wives to the monastery as it was also used as a prison. In Soviet times the place was closed down but now it is used as an active monastery, only a few monks live there now. Once our tour of the monastery was finished we had some free time before returning to the boat.
At 3:00 we left Goritsy for Kizhi, lunch was served in the Volga restaurant and was again a 4 course meal. I don't think I have eaten so much food in my life. At 4:30 we had our second Russian language lesson, this time we learnt food and drink as well as some more phrases. We also refreshed our memories from the last lesson, and to be honest we did alright, while having a go at writing in Russian. After that there was some more free time before dinner and then it was off to the bar for a couple of drinks and games before bed.
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