| During Russia Cruise you will learn many Russian | | | | the Miracle-Worker, one of Yaroslavl's first stone |
| customs and traditions. One of the traditions is the | | | | churches, built in 1622. There is a gazebo on Volga's |
| Locks of Love. Just married Russian couples assumed | | | | embankment where Yaroslavl newlyweds come to |
| a long-standing tradition of Italian weddings. They would | | | | have a glass of champagne and fasten their lock of |
| hang a padlock on bridge after inscribing their name or | | | | love and throw the key in the Volga River. |
| initials on it and throw the key away so that their love | | | | Volga River Russia cruise visits Kostroma, where the |
| is locked forever. Some couples use two inter-twined | | | | streets fan out from a central square in a classical 18th |
| locks, each lock bearing their name/initials. Besides | | | | and 19th century layout where you can see medieval |
| lovers, family members and close friends also put such | | | | peasant homes and the golden dome of Ipatievsky |
| locks at these places, to lock their relationship forever. | | | | Monastery as well as the museum.In Kostroma |
| You will embark on the Russia Cruise in Moscow, | | | | wedding love locks decorate the bridge across |
| where city officials have built a romantic pedestrian | | | | Kostroma River, connecting Berogovaya street and |
| crossing over the Moscow River Canal and installed | | | | Yuri Erohova street. |
| special iron trees for such love locks. Couples write | | | | In Kiev you will find love locks on a pedestrian bridge |
| their names on a padlock, attach it to the tree and lock | | | | over Volodymyrsky uzviz near the National |
| it. | | | | Philharmonic building and in Odessa on the |
| Next stop on your Russia cruise is Yaroslavl. In the | | | | "Mother-in-law" bridge. |
| year 2010 the city celebrated its millennium. Yaroslavl is | | | | Who said that only the newlyweds can hang the |
| famous for the beauty of its embankments. The Volga | | | | padlock and lock their love forever? When you are |
| and Kotorosl embankments from the Church of Elijah | | | | getting ready to go on your Russia cruise do not |
| the Prophet back to the Transfiguration Monastery | | | | forget to bring your padlock and hang it on one of the |
| make a wonderful 1.5 km walk. On the way, you'll be | | | | bridges along the way and renew your vows in |
| able to enjoy the view of the Church of St. Nicholas | | | | Russia. |