Gregor and Dad visit Novgorod before Christmas

• We're all ready for the train trip.
• Normal people read on the train...
• ...and sleep, too.
• Fresh snow and an empty playground--heaven!
• Gregor's mission: clean the slides.
• Sticks, the universal play thing.
• High noon in Novgorod.
• Beautiful, fresh snow.
• More beautiful snow.
• Beautiful snow in front of the Novgorod Kremlin.
• Lunch inside the Kremlin.
• That was a really big hill.
• It was so big that you didn't need a sled!
• Kremlin church.
• The Kremlin from across the river.
• Old outdoor market.
• Another view of the market.
• A boy on a wall.
• A nice, cozy dinner at the hotel.
• The Christmas present we found when we got back to Moscow.
• Sasha's favorite activity.