Orthodox Brooklynites and Others Make a Pilgrimage to Russia - 09/02/08

A group of pilgrims let by Father Thomas traveled to Russia from  August 18th to September 1, 2008. Most of the people were from Brooklyn, with a few from California and His Grace, Bishop MARK of the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest. Everyone met at New York's JFK airport on August 18th and arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, the next evening. After eight days in St. Petersburg, the group moved to Moscow for six days before returning home to the USA.

We visited many monasteries, churches, palaces and museums. Please enjoy the pictures from the trip.
Pavlosk Palace-St. Petersburg
Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral-St. Petersburg
Peterhof Summer Palace
Peterhof Summer Palace
Church of the Resurrection-St. Petersburg
Valaam Monastery-4 hours by boat from St. Petersburg
Valaam Monastery-4 hours by boat from St. Petersburg
Valaam Monastery-4 hours by boat from St. Petersburg
Valaam Monastery-4 hours by boat from St. Petersburg
Valaam Monastery-4 hours by boat from St. Petersburg
The boat ride home from Valaam-zzzzzz
Sunset in St. Petersburg
The banks of the Neva River in St. Petersburg
Rublev's Depiction of the Holy Trinity
St. Basil's Cathedral-Moscow
Red Square
Red Square
Christ the Savior Cathedral-Moscow
Christ the Savior Cathedral-Moscow
Kremlin Cathedrals
The largest canon in the world
The largest bell in the world
Archangel Michael Church in the Kremlin
Alexandrov Gardens near the Kremlin
Butovo-The sight of mass killings during Stalin's time
Butovo-The sight of mass killings during Stalin's time
Butovo-The sight of mass killings during Stalin's time
Butovo-The sight of mass killings during Stalin's time
St. Nicholas icon in Butovo
Butovo-The sight of mass killings during Stalin's time
Donskoy Monastery-St. Tikhon's relics
Bishop MARK and Fr. Zacchaeus of the OCA Representation Church in Moscow
New Maiden Convent in Moscow
New Maiden Convent in Moscow
New Maiden Convent in Moscow
View from Christ the Savior Cathedral
View from Christ the Savior Cathedral
View from Christ the Savior Cathedral
View from Christ the Savior Cathedral
A gloomy day in Moscow
A gloomy day in Moscow
A gloomy day in Moscow
Catherine's Palace outside of St. Petersburg
Our restaurant in Pavlosk
The Group at Sts. Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg
Church of the Resurrection in St. Petersburg
Peterhof gardens
Peterhof gardens
Peterhof gardens
Lunch at Peterhof
Lunch at Peterhof
Lunch at Peterhof
Lunch at Peterhof
Lunch at Peterhof
Our group picture at Peterhof
St. Isaac Cathedral-St. Petersburg
Sts. Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg
Dinner in St. Petersburg
St. George Monastery-Novgorod
St. George Monastery-Novgorod
St. George Monastery-Novgorod
Novgorod
Novgorod Kremlin
Lunch in Novgorod
Monument in Novgorod
The group in the town of Novgorod
Fr. Thomas and Oleg in Novgorod
The Novgorod Kremlin
Fr. Peter presents icons to Bishop MARK and Fr. Thomas in St. Petersburg
Discussion with Bishiop Evgenii
The rector, Bishiop Evgenii, of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra
Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra outside Moscow
Lunch in Sergiev-Posad
Lunch in Sergiev-Posad
Lunch in Sergiev-Posad
Lunch in Sergiev-Posad
Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin on the Feast of the Dormition
Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin on the Feast of the Dormition
Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin on the Feast of the Dormition
Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin on the Feast of the Dormition
Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin on the Feast of the Dormition
Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin on the Feast of the Dormition
Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin on the Feast of the Dormition
Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin on the Feast of the Dormition
Lunch in Moscow after the Dormition Liturgy
Lunch in Moscow after the Dormition Liturgy
Red Square at night
Alexandrov Gardens near the Kremlin
Butovo
Butovo
New Grave of Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Bishop NIPHON, representative of our Antiochian Patriarchate in Moscow
St. Catherine's Church, Moscow