Well-Designed Greetings!

These two newly-completed photo galleries are of two towns with plenty of beautifully designed buildings, St. Petersburg and Vyborg. They were the first of many stops after leaving Moscow in the end of January:

https://balloonbill.smugmug.com/Other/St-Petersburg-2025

https://balloonbill.smugmug.com/Other/Vyborg

After Vyborg, my route continued to various points around the northwest corner of Russia. In case you would like to see on a map where I’ve gone, so far my travels have included visits to the following places in Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vyborg, Sortavala, Petrozavodsk, Medvezhyegorsk, Baza KSS, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Pertominsk, Letnyaya Zolotitsa, Karpogory, Verkola, Kotlas, Solvychegodsk and finally Veliky Ustyug, where I am now. This is yet another incredibly interesting place, with more fascinating history than anyone not familiar with it could imagine. Tomorrow, I will take a bus to a place further south called Totma and stay there a couple of days. And don’t worry, there won’t be a test to see if you have remembered any, let alone all, of these names!

Wishing you many good memories, whether or not names are included!

GoldBalloon