ADOPTION 2004

Wednesday, September 15

Our pictures are shown here for now. Story still, unfortunately, being developed. I have the whole chronology but some days didn't get written while in Russia. But the memories are vivid once I read through my hand-written notes from that day. Check back here in a day or so.

Pictures (mouse-over for descriptions):

Moscow street scenes from Hotel Ukraine towards Kremlin

Moscow street scenes from Hotel Ukraine towards Kremlin

Orthodox Cathedral - rebuilt since end of Cold War

From across the Moscow river we view the Kremlin's Water Tower (center)

Crossing the Moscow river we view the Kremlin's south wall; the towers are, in order, Water, Annunciation, Secret, First Nameless, Second Nameless, Peter's, Beklemishevskaya

Christina passing through security at Kremlin entrance

Carol and Zhenia just inside the Kremlin; Trinity Tower in the background

Kremlin: arsenal; east wall shown; Nicholas' Tower in background; smaller twin spires are from the Historical Museum situatued at west end of Red Square

State Kremlin Palace (1961), east wall; Terem Palace spire and cupolas in background

Christina in front of the Senate at the Kremlin

Looking west at Trinity Tower, arsenal on the right at the Kremlin

The Tsar Cannon (1586, 40 tonnes)

Sasha in front of the Tsar Cannon in front of Church of the Twelve Apostles

Cathedral of the Assumption

Church of the Twelve Apostles; Tsar Cannon

Presidential Administration; Saviour's Tower in the background; the Monastery of the Miracles and the Convent of the Ascension used to stand here ... they were demolished in 1929 for the Admin Building

Tour guide Tonya explaining more details to Carol; Cathedral of the Archangel is in the background

The Tsar Bell, over 200 tonnes, built in early 1700s, broken piece is 11 tonnes

The boys at Ivan the Great Bell Tower; do these boys look like Russians?

Cathedral of the Annunciation; Great Kremlin Palace in the background

Christina behind the Assumption Belfry; completed in 1543 beside Ivan the Great Bell Tower

A slightly closer view of the Cathedral of the Annunciation

South entrance to Cathedral of the Assumption

Carol and the boys Church of the Deposition of the Robe in the background

Inside Cathedral of the Assumption; west wall; they said no video cameras here, not no cameras; pictures taken without flash

Inside Cathedral of the Assumption; northwest view; Tanya describing the frescoes on the walls

Looking up inside Cathedral of the Assumption

Christina inside Cathedral of the Assumption; southwest view

Sasha at Cathedral Square; Ivan the Great Bell Tower, Assumption Belfry and annexe in the background

Sasha at Cathedral Square; Cathedral of the Assumption in the background

Christina at Cathedral Square; Cathedral of the Annunciation in the background

South view of Cathedral of the Archangel

The Secret Tower; has a an underground passage leading to the river

Looking west toward Borovitskaya Tower, the Great Kremlin Palace

A sample of the tourists visiting the Kremlin
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