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Nizhni-Novgorod (plan)
12021-01-11T10:58:50-05:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f598The plan is arranged in 6 rows and 8 columns.plain2021-02-09T11:30:21-05:00191456.32867, 44.00205Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12020-12-11T12:18:31-05:00Nizhni-Novgorod14now, everything changesplain2021-02-03T12:47:52-05:002021-02-03T12:4656.32867, 44.00205This is the moment everything changed.
This is where Russia became an empire (in substance) before my eyes. I slunk through the labyrinthine streets and lurked in the shadows of market stalls. I found a Book of Gospels dating to 1408 in the treasury of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration. I bought raisins and pistachios, dried peaches and wine. I wondered the terraced gardens overlooking the Volga. I stood reverently in front of wonder-working icons. My day bore a tinge of adventure. It was satisfying.Distance from Tver: 827 versts