“See with your own eyes what life is like in the new Russia!” How could I resist going on a river cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg and revisit some of the sites I had seen in 1986 with a group of Grandmothers for Peace when it was still known as the Soviet Union?
Since my MT nurse daughter had friends in Kiev, Ukraine, we decided to join the pre-trip extension to one of the oldest and most historic cities in the world. Even the snow didn’t diminish our appreciation of the 13 golden domes and ancient icons of St. Sophia’s Cathedral, a UNESCO designated landmark.
Our welcome dinner that night featured a large assortment of zaduskis(hors d’oeuvres), chicken kiev, dumplings, and blintzes while a trio of musicians played folk tunes.
