River cruises in Russia (Moscow-St. Petersburg): Russian North nature and architechure wonders

Onego and Ladoga lakes

These lakes are cradles of important elements of Russian culture. In whole, Russian North culture survived near lakes - a lot of fish and berries allowed to live in this severe land.

These two lakes are on the way from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. Wooden village on Kizhi island is in the Onego Lake, Valaam island - one of religious centers of ago - is in Ladoga lake. It worth visiting them.

But the most intersting white nights are. When you are in the middle of lake...

	On river - morning. The start of cruise.
	View of the early morning at this river cruise: Svir river.
	Another view: morning at river trip.
	Another view: morning at river trip.
	Seagulls at Onego Lake: they are flying after the deck and try to catch pieces of bread people throw to them.
	Kizhi from very far: these green islands are the visiting card of the region.
	White night on Onego Lake. Really, it is morning.
	The coast of Valaam island on Ladoga Lake
	The tree on Valaam
	Pines at the Valaam coast - a wonderful samle of Russian North nature.
	Gulf of Ladoga lake at Valaam
	Sunfall at Ladoga Lake: white night... We enter to Ladoga.
	White nights at Ladoga lake.
	White nights at Ladoga lake.
	White nights - the sun is lower than the horizon, but not very deep.
	The deep night - white night becomes red.
	The end of the trip - we are near St. Petersburg. I liked to stand up early at this cuise- the sun is rising. It worth doing it.