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After leaving Moscow, we stopped for lunch as a small town called Tver. They have a tourist-trap restaurant there, but not much else of interest to foreigners. The town is noted for one thing though. This is where the Volga, the longest river in Europe, has it's source. After a delicious lunch, (cabbage-based soup again - I wish I had the recipe for this one) we headed north again, arriving in Novgorod in late afternoon. Novgorod is an ancient city between Moscow and St. Petersburg. It's roots go back before the year 1000 AD, and I felt that I had been transported far back in time as I viewed the various structures. But we had a more modern hotel for the night than the one we used in Moscow. The Beresta Palace Hotel was constructed in 1991 by Austrians and is owned by Best Western, and the American influence is much in evidence. The Russian staff were friendly and smiling, and everything seemed to be handled efficiently. Very Un-Russian! Don't misunderstand. I admire and respect the Russian people, but their ways are not our ways. The following photos should give you a sense of the antiquity of the city. Much of the city and it's churches were heavily damaged during World War II, and considerable restoration has been necessary.)
(cathedral spires) (St. Sophia Cathedral) (Church of St. Theodore) (churches)
Well, that was it for my camera. I have no more pictures. Here are a few more pictures of Novgorod churches taken from a guide book.
(Church - St. Paraskeva, built in 1207)
(Church - St. Peter & Paul, built in 1404)
(The Church if the Transfiguration - built in 1198)
(Church - St. Blaise built in 1407)
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