Managed a bit of the way by bus! V proud! This is a wonderful, tranquil oasis: no photos possible, sudden silence as you enter. I first visited the Tikhvin Cemetery and saw the graves of Dostoevsky, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, Glinka, Balakirev and our favourite portrait painter Serov. Dappled light between the trees. Then through the grounds to the Cathedral, passing a very old priest being helped along the path. The place where you buy holy bread was somewhat disappointing (“Нет хлеба! Хлеб будет завтра!”). Behind the Cathedral is the tangled Nicholas cemetery and the Metropolitan’s House. By a stroke of luck, I discovered the monastery café and had an excellent borsch and the best пирог I’ve so far tasted.
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