Jane’s travelogue

Random Mosque uploaded on 16 January 2008

I spent only one night in Istanbul (on account of a cancelled flight). My hotel was in a residential neighborhood, but there were several mosques nearby. This was one of them.

On the edge of the Okefenokee uploaded on 24 December 2007

This shot was taken just off of Swamp Perimeter Road on the north-western edge of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Sadly, this area is not immune to pollution.

Palace Square uploaded on 24 December 2007

The long, curved, yellow building is the Military General Staff Building, which was built in 1819 by Italian architect Carlo Rossi. The monument in the center of the square commemorates the Russian defeat of Napoleon's army, and it was erected in 1834.

Russian ingenuity is awe inspiring! uploaded on 24 December 2007

Shortly after arriving on Olkhon Island, our van had a flat tire. Despite the fact that the van didn't have a jack, our local guides were not distressed. They built a jack out of random junk found in a shed by the shoreline.

Cathedral of Our Lady of Smolensk uploaded on 24 December 2007

Built in the 16th century, this cathedral is the most famous of the many churches located inside the Novodevichy Monastery.

Detail of the Nikolo-Kremlevskaya Church uploaded on 24 December 2007

Detail of the Knyaz-Vladimirskaya Church uploaded on 24 December 2007

Knyaz-Vladimirskaya Belltower uploaded on 24 December 2007

The Hidden Church uploaded on 24 December 2007

Unlike many of the other cathedrals of Vladimir, which are located in beautiful public settings, the Old Believers' Cathedral is hidden away behind an unattractive, Soviet-era, brick building.