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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Watery Wednesday: Yaroslavl, Russia


When we went ashore from the Viking Surkov to visit the city of Yaroslavl in August, I realized I had forgotten to wear a hat. Fortunately, our first stop was at a public market, where I found just what I was looking for—a shady, air-conditioned chapeau.  Our next stop was near this fountain, where I could rest in cool comfort while my intrepid photographer wandered off with his camera.


© Photos by Kay Davies and Richard Schear    

Yaroslavl is a perfect Russian city for Watery Wednesday, located as it is at the confluence of two of its rivers: the mighty River Volga, left, and the Kotorosl River, right. The oldest settlement at this site is Neolithic, making Yaroslavl the oldest of all the currently existing towns on the Volga.

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Prince Yaroslav the Wise is seen in this painting, with the bear he is said to have killed before founding the city which bears his name (no pun intended). Yaroslav, who ruled from 988-1010AD, first stepped ashore near the area shown in the large photo above, now a favorite contemporary park.

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16 comments:

Sylvia K said...

Gorgeous watery captures and I love your hat!! I always enjoy reading the history of the places you've visited, Kay! Hope your week is going well!

Sylvia

Verna Luga said...

Hello Kay, waaahhh I missed your blog... been crazy with my offline scheds lately,, I can't hardly get a handle of my dashboard..lol..

Wow you look great in your photo as always...

Happy Holidays from me to you :))))

All the best my blogging friend,
Verna

magiceye said...

looking lovely in your new hat!

lovely pics!

Powell River Books said...

Good hat for touring, light and airy. The history of Europe is so vast. I was a history major, but stuck with the US and Mexico. - Margy

Kim, USA said...

Russia has plenty of beautiful places. Thanks for sharing the photos!

The Flood Water

Chubskulit Rose said...

Your smile is contagious Kay!

My Watery. May you have a joyful holiday!

Martha Z said...

That is a pretty impressive fountain and a beautiful park. You sure do get to some interesting places.

Cezar and Léia said...

Dear Kay, I'm enchanted by so nice smile! you are adorable!
Wonderful pictures and place there.
Léia

Gattina said...

I think the hat suits you very well ! Beautiful pictures !

diane b said...

There is so much history in the world to soak up. Thanks for history lesson. It is an amazingly old place and beautiful too. handy to have a market with a hat. It looks cool (pun intended)

Unknown said...

I love your photos! Happy holidays!

Jenn Jilks said...

I love your hat! I love the photos.
Happy travels.
We have no water. Our ponds are frozen, quite, although we expect freezing rain today. Sigh.
Cheers from Cottage Country!

2sweetnsaxy said...

I like your hat too and the photos. Thanks for sharing these. :-)

genie said...

The more pictures I see from Russia the more fascinating it becomes. I have always thought of it as being a dark and dreary country, but through the photoblogging, I have found it to be beautiful with so many historical pieces of architecture to view. genie

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

I like this kind of fountain. In Singapore, tey used to have a muscial fountain in Sentosa.

Francisca said...

Before I even read your narrative about the hat I was going to comment how great it looks on you!