• A mid-autumn morning landing at the Kizhi Island. It jus feels so quiet and remote......

• A windmill in the Kizhi Island open-air folklore museum. The mystique wooden churches are in the background.

• This is me standing in front of the Kizhi Island churches. The larger one with 22 domes is the Cathedral ('cathedral' is usually bigger than 'churches') of Transfiguration; the smaller one in the front is Church of Ressurection of Lazan. Only the small one is open for sightseeing.

• It is me (with beret this time)again with these lovely churches. Is this picture a little bit skewed?

More to come......