Intercession Convent in the Kamenka River valley. The convent was a place of exile for unwanted wives of Tsars.
Intercession Cathedral, within the Convent walls.
Annunciation Gate, the entrance to Suzdal's largest monastery, Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius.
Part of the monastery's cathedral complex.
Entrance to the monastery's Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour.
Frescoes inside the Cathedral.
Frescoes on the Cathedral dome.
Cathedral bell tower.
Man playing the Cathedral bells. Using ropes and foot pedals, the one man was able to play all 19 bells in concert.
Another church along the Kamenka River, with one of Suzdal's many souvenir vendors in the foreground.
Church on the Intercession on the Nerl. This church on the Nerl River in Bogolyubovo, about 10 km from Vladimir, is supposedly one of the most photographed sites in Russia. It is currently under renovation, so we were not able to go inside.
If you didn't want to walk across the field to the church, you could take this horse and buggy.