Church from afar

Leaving Moscow to Golden Ring

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June 1st 2009
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. ~Lao Tzu June 1, 2009, Monday, Moscow to Vladimir to Suzdal, Russia—220km. Our tour leaders were due to change today!? Departure was to be 8 AM, today we begin the tour of the “Golden Ring” some of Russia’s oldest cities rich with Russian history. We waited and finally some young Russian gals appeare ... read more

Europe » Russia

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more