Cruising Down the River

When cruising the Baltic-Volga Waterway, we are actually on 4 rivers and 3 lakes with 17 locks.  This waterway was created to provide access to the Baltic Sea for Moscow.

In a lot of respects the scenery reminds us of Canada especially Northern Ontario.  The vegetation is very similar but the big difference is the lack of the Canadian Shield.  There is not all of the granite we see at home.  The result is, it is very flat so not as scenic as I might have expected.

We have stopped somewhere each day and it has given us a a taste of Russian life both past and present.  There are also 3 Russian tour guides on board who give daily lectures on various aspects of Russia.

I have hundreds of pictures that I can't tell you exactly where they are  - here are a few.

Along the River

Along the River

Along the River

Along the River