The boat ride was 2 hours so here I have more pictures to show you.
Do you know that if on land there are bus stops, on the river there was a"boat stop".
At first I thought we were already docking but I was looking and I couldn't see the land. We stopped and some passengers got off the boat and few got in. So it is a stop where you can wait for another boat/hydrofoil which goes to a different destination. It was very interesting for me because I haven't witnessed such thing before. Say it was like "a connecting flight".
Here is another. It's a boat transfer. I don't know how exactly things work, whether it is regular or not, if captains communicate or what but anyway, here's what I saw at least. Two or three of our passengers transferred to another boat going to a different direction. This is another, after the boat stop. Boat transfer-funny eh?
Meanwhile inside our boat. Some people were judt chatting, others sleeping. I think it was only me who kept on making pictures, which obviously underlined that I was the only foreigner/tourist in the group.
At this point, I was already standing trying to stretch my legs out. Our captain seem to be doing ok, he's awake and alert.
The beautiful nature on the shore continues.
The farther we drifted, the more there was a feeling of being on a vast river. It felt huge somewhere in the middle. I couldn't see the shore. The sizes of barges and boats were bigger ships were seen from afar.
There were some more interesting "road signs". I don't know how they should be called, "river signs"?
Later there were no more dachas (summer resthouses) but villages or small town.
This one's a small town, I'm sorry that it's quite far but if you try to click the picture, you may see it a bit closer. I don't know if you can see the green dome - that's a church. I can't really identify what the other buildings are.
And here are Orthodox church and mosque.
A bigger town.
We weren't heading there.
We were heading to a much smaller town - a very interesting...historical town. That will be in my next post.
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That's a very pretty boat ride - I'm looking forward to seeing your photos of a historical town.
ReplyDeleteBoat transfers are a new one for me.
ReplyDeleteHmmm.....I've never heard of boat transfers. You learn something new every day!
ReplyDeleteI felt soothed just looking at the pictures.
ReplyDeleteHello, I enjoyed this boat series. We do have what are called water taxis here, you can get on and off at certain locations. They are convenient. Pretty scenes and photos. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDelete"Our captain seem to be doing ok, he's awake and alert."
ReplyDeleteWhew! :)
Loved the photos.
I too am glad the captain was awake and alert! Beautiful scenery, I'd have been taking tons of pictures as well. Those signs , at least on the rivers and bays where we boat, are called navigational markers. My husband knows how to read them;)). I have never heard of boat transfers ... That is quite amazing to me!
ReplyDeleteThere's lots to see from the Volga!
ReplyDeleteThis is so interesting. I know so little of the Russian countryside so I really love seeing your photos. That water, the sky -- such a brilliant blue. It sounds like a really fun day!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this post, Mari. Very interesting to hear about your road trip.
ReplyDeleteThe scenery is so lovely!
ReplyDeleteThe sights from the boat are so beautiful. What a lovely ride you enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading about your visit to the historical town :-)
Wonderful trip on the river. I've never heard of "river stops" before either. That's is quite unique.
ReplyDeleteThe Volga looks like a well-travelled river. It is huge and so many beautiful sights along the way.
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