We took a day trip to Novgorod, a Russian city founded in 859 AD. It is a 3 hour bus ride from St. Pete to Novgorod. What’s in Novgorod, you ask? Churches. Lots of very old churches (built around the 10th and 11th centuries)….and that’s about it. I don’t recommend Novgorod unless you like going to churches or are very interested in Russian icons. We saw tons of those, and we even saw one that apparently cries sometimes (riiight).
A monument inside the Novgorod Kremlin.
A Russian beach! Outside the Novgorod Kremlin.
Me on fire…no actually the film developer screwed up what could have been a nice picture.
A church.
Me in front of a peasant church. Girls had to wear skirts and headscarves if we wanted to go inside a monastery. I bought a headscarf at a kiosk in a metro station. It had pink flamingos on it and was awesome.
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