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Novodevichy Convent on a cold autumn day in Moscow.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Fri, 28 Sep 2012 | By treefrog | Views [1497]

On a cold and rainy October day I headed out to visit the convent. I was told that you can not miss the convent as you get out of the metro, but that is probably if you get off at the right metro stop. I got off and found ... Read more >

Tags: cemetary, convent, janaline smalman, moscow, novodevichy, russia, travel

Oh it´s the convent life for me sing it

PERU | Wed, 22 Apr 2009 | By melissamain | Views [829] | Comments [1]

But today, I´m playing being a nun. I pay a large fee at sunset to be allowed into a 15th Century convent. Someone leaves candles in the corners of the rooms so one can see ghosts in the the twisting, rocky, catacomb-like, barricaded city within a city.... Read more >

Tags: amazing grace, convent, nun, nunnery

 

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