Archives for: "August 2012, 11"
Sviyazhsk, angels
August 11th, 2012Today we took a trip to Sviyazhsk, the island from which Ivan the Terrible launched his third (and finally successfully) invasion of Kazan. The area is stunningly beautiful, which of course makes a grim contrast to what the invasion meant to the… more »
Observatory
August 11th, 2012To my great surprise, Danila and his family invited me to the local observatory. I didn't even know Kazan had observatories. Before this week neither did Danila. It's just a bit outside the city.
We arrived early. Walked around, exploring.… more »
