The journey on rivers, lakes and canals began in Moscow the original seat of the monarchy; meandered to Ouglich, once noted for its watch making and home of a young, murdered Tsaravich; arrived at Yaroslavl one of the oldest cities in Russia; on to Goritsy with its monastery and historic restoration of original buildings; arriving at Kizhi an Island village of original wood buildings built
without metal nails giving the flavor of typical life in the 1700's; on to Mandrogi revealing interesting carvings reminis-cent of other cultures in other parts of the world. At last arriving in St. Petersberg with its history, opulence, art, incredible architecture, palaces, cathedrals, gardens, performance arts and endless beauty everywhere one looked. This is a look at one corner of Russia.