Having visited the city of Yaroslavl for most of the day, we once more headed north toward the Rybinsk Reservoir. There, heading in a northerly direction, we left the Volga behind and crossed the reservoir. Following the Volga-Baltic Waterway marked by a yellow line on the map, we headed to the Monastery of St. Kirill of the White Lake.

Even though the monastery is a good many kilometers south of the Whte Lake it goes by that name or the name of Kirillo-Belozerks Monastery. This name too seems rather confusing since the town of ... (more)