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Kizhi Island

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River cruise from Moscow to Saint Petersburg for two weeks, then studying law in Novgorod and Saint Petersburg for the rest of the summer.
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Kizhi Island

Absolutely incredible!  Kizhi is this little island on Lake Onega that is entirely devoted to an outdoor, open-air "museum" of wooden architecture.  There are 2 main churches (the Cathedral of the Transfiguration and the Cathedral of the Intercession) and a bell tower as the main attractions, which were all built from wood without a single nail.  A little further on is the chapel of the Archangel Michael, rumored to cure dental ailments if you rub up against the walls, and the oldest wooden building in Russia - the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus.

Mosquitos abound everywhere, though.  Beware.
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Kizhi Island
Kizhi Island
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Sailing into Kizhi
Kizhi Island
Kizhi Island
Kizhi Island
Kizhi Island
Transfiguration Cathedral and bell…
Transfiguration Cathedral and be
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Kizhi Island
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Tour of the Captain's Bridge
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Marina and me with Captain Yuri
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