MAR 29, 19 .. YAKUTSK .. GRADOYAKUTSKIY TRANSFIGURATION CATHEDRAL

While here in Yakutsk Russian Siberia, I was visiting the Lenin Monument in the downtown area ..

I just happened to glance up the street and saw the below church.

GRADOYAKUTSKIY TRANSFIGURATION CATHEDRAL

I said to myself : "This church is too beautiful to miss!"

It is a Cathedral which is a level above a church in that a Bishop presides over the congregation.

There is a Poem 'Trees' by Joyce Kilmer : I think that I shall never see A Poem lovely as a Tree ..

I was stunned to learn that Joyce Kilmer was a man.

I think that I shall never see anything more beautiful than a Russian Orthodox Church / Cathedral.

I decided to take a walk around the Cathedral.

"And who are you?"

"I am the Cathedral Guard Dog!"

Back we return to the front of the Cathedral.

The time has come to go inside of the Cathedral. Do you all see the door in the lower the right of the below photo?

Now we step into the Sanctuary proper. 

A lady priest was quietly singing. It was absolutely hauntingly beautiful.

I am always deeply moved and spiritually touched by such grace and solemn beauty.

Cap and Patti who was not with me as I visited the above two attractions.

MAR 24, 19 .. YAKUTSK (ЯКУТСК) RUSSIAN SIBERIA .. HAPPY SUNDAY MEMORIES

Just in case any of you are wondering IF there is any joy and happiness and exuberance and squealing here during the winter in Yakutsk Russian Siberia, we invite you to enjoy the below scenes that I snapped today.

IF ONLY you could have heard them! Squealing and giggling and bouncing around with joy.

"Hm-m-m, what have we here?" I said to myself as I approached the below crowd of people near a restaurant that we were going to have lunch with friends.

Goodness! Just look at them all! It is late March! You'd think that we were in Russian Siberia in the heart of winter!

In the upper right of the above photo you can see the restaurant where we plan to enjoy lunch. 

And then, as I got into the crowd, it slowly became clear as to what was happening!

There they go!

Everyone watched with joy.

That was not all folks. There was a 'more sedate' option for romantic adults.

Yes! Oh Yes! Yes Indeed! There was even more fun for the children!

And lunch? Yes! We finally got to lunch!

No! This was not all. But it is all that I am able to show now.

From YAKUTSK (ЯКУТСК) RUSSIAN SIBERIA 

Cap and Patti