🌾 Golden Ring Searching for Autumn | Salvaging a Thousand Years of Time in the Folds of Russia 🌾
The morning mist of October has not yet dissipated, and the train has taken me to the Golden Ring town northeast of Moscow. The birch forest outside the window is losing its green at a speed of five centimeters per second, like a palette overturned by God, splashing out golden, ochre and caramel mottled. This string of ancient towns scattered along the Volga River is strung into a necklace with the gilded dome of the Orthodox Church, worn on the vast chest of Russia.
📍Sergeyev: Morning Prayer at the Holy Trinity Monastery
When the first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, I was standing under the blue and gold dome of the Holy Trinity Cathedral. The monks' orange-red robes swept across the bluestone slabs, and the morning prayer hymns wrapped in frankincense rose, startling the white doves on the top of the bell tower. When my fingertips touched the 15th-century frescoes, Christ's lowered eyes coincided with the autumn rain dripping from the eaves. The painter's trembling breath six hundred years ago was slightly hot in my palms. The aroma of rye wafted from the bakery in the back alley of the monastery, and the kvass brewed by the monks had the sweetness of honey. In a trance, I seemed to see the Tsar's carriage rolling over the ginkgo trees on the ground, heading to the snowy country further north.
🌾Suzdal: An idyll of wooden houses and honey wine
When I arrived in Suzdal by a creaking old-fashioned bus, the autumn rain was soaking the wooden churches on the banks of the Kamenka River. This town forgotten by time turned the 11th-century Kremlin walls into a picture frame, framing the daily life of farmers driving horse-drawn carriages through the mud. Entering the 17th-century wooden farmhouse museum, the silver-haired old woman handed over amber honey wine on the wooden long table where the stove was still warm. The moment the wine slid down my throat, the birch forest outside the window suddenly shook into Levitan's "Golden Autumn", and the wrinkled corners of the old wine seller's eyes unexpectedly had a similar divinity to the saints in the murals.
🕌Vladimir: The Metaphysics of Fate on the Bronze Dog's Nose
In the shadow of Vladimir's Golden Gate, I completed the most absurd dialogue with the Middle Ages. The bronze military dog in front of the Dmitri Church was rubbed shiny, and the locals said that kissing its nose tip can harvest love. When I leaned over, the setting sun just penetrated the angel wings carved in the 12th century, casting a colorful halo on the stone steps-the stonemason eight hundred years ago might not have expected that the sacred pattern he chiseled would become an excellent lighting board for future travelers to take selfies. The Assumption Church in the twilight is even more magical. In the 16th-century frescoes, the apostles' clothes floated in the evening breeze, and modern tourists holding selfie sticks are sharing the same moonlight with Grand Duke Vladimir who was baptized in the murals.
🍂Yaroslavl: Wrinkles of time and space on the banks of the Volga River
The whistle of the Volga River awakened the morning of the last day. Standing in front of the Transfiguration Monastery, which is the same as the 1,000 ruble banknote, I watched the reflection of the cruise ship cutting through the river like gold foil. Suddenly I understood why Russian poets always compared autumn to a "gilded coffin" - here buried the ambitions of the Rurik dynasty, the holy light of the Orthodox Church, and the fields overlooked by Anna Karenina in Tolstoy's works. In the Museum of Music and Time, the curator played "Katyusha" on a 19th-century accordion. The dust on the keys and the maple leaves falling outside the window have now become fragments of time.
✨ Travel Notes
Transportation: Moscow Kursk Railway Station has multiple trains going directly to various towns every day. It is recommended to buy a 3-day pass.
Secret place: Suzdal Poklonnaya Hill is a God's perspective for photographing 50 church domes in the morning mist.
Code: Say "матрёшка" (nesting dolls) to the staff at the Sergeyev Toy Museum, which may trigger a hidden hand-made experience.
Warning: After October, some wooden churches will not have enough heating. Remember to steam away the cold in the traditional sauna.
When I found the 1978 edition of "War and Peace" at a used book stall in Yaroslavl, a dried birch leaf floated out of the pages. Perhaps one autumn day, someone like me salvaged a Russia older than Moscow from these scattered ambers of time.
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🌾 Golden Ring Search for Autumn | In the folds of Russia, salvage the millennium time 🌾 The morning mist in October has not yet been cleared, and the train has taken me to the small town of Jinhuan northeast of Moscow. The birch forest outside the car window fades green at a rate of five centimeters per second, like a palette knocked over by God, splashing out golden, blush and caramel-colored mottled. The string is scattered across the ancient town of Volga, with a necklace of platinum domes from the Orthodox Church and worn on Russia's vast chest. 📍 Sergeyev: Morning prayer at Trinity Monastery When the first ray of sunlight pierced the clouds, I was standing under the blue-gold dome of Trinity Church. The orange-red robes of the monks swept over the bluestones, and the morning prayer chant was wrapped in frankincense, and the white doves on the top of the bell tower were raised. The fingertips touched the wet fresco of the fifteenth century, and Christ's low-hanging eyes coincided with the autumn rain dripping from the roof the trembling between the painter's breath six hundred years ago, and now the palm of my palm is slightly hot. The bakery in the back alley of the monastery smelled of rye, and the monk's own guvas brought the sweetness of honey, and it seemed that the czar's carriage was ploughing across the ground to the snowy country further north. 🌾 Suzdar: When the idyllic wooden house and honey wine transfer to the squeaking old-fashioned bus arrived in Suzdar, the autumn rain was soaking the wooden church on the Kamenka River. The forgotten town frames the 11th-century Kremlin walls, framed by farmers driving horse-drawn carriages through muddy everyday life. Drilled into the 17th-century wooden farmhouse museum, the stove's long wooden table, the silver-haired old man handed over amber mead. The moment the wine slipped through the throat, the birch forest outside the window suddenly shook into the golden autumn of Levitan's writing, and the old man selling wine was wrinkled and the corners of his eyes were similar to the saints in the mural. Vladimir: The fate of the bronze dog's nose is in the shadow of Vladimir Golden Gate, and I have completed my dialogue with the most absurd of the Middle Ages. The bronze dog in front of the church of Dmitry was touched brightly, and locals said kissing the tip of its nose can harvest love. When I leaned over, the sun penetrated the angel wings carved in the 12th century, casting a dazzling halo on the stone steps a stonesmith eight hundred years ago may not have expected that his chiselled sacred pattern would become a great light plate for future travelers to take selfies. The Ascension Church of the Virgin in the dusk is even more magical, with the 16th century wet murals in which the apostles' clothes float with the evening breeze, and modern tourists holding selfie sticks are sharing the same moonlight with the baptized Archduke Vladimir in the mural. 🍂 Yaroslavl: The whistle of the Volga River's time-space folds awakened the morning of the last day. Standing in front of the main saint-like monastery of the same 1000 rubles banknote, watch the cruise ship cut the river's golden reflection. Suddenly it is understood why Russian poets liken autumn to a “gold-plated coffin” a place buried with the ambitions of the Reurich dynasty, the light of the Orthodox Church, and the fields that Tolstoy wrote Anna Karenina looked out over. In the Museum of Music and Time, the guards played "Katyusha" with the 19th century accordion, and the dust on the keys and the maple leaves floating outside the window became the debris of time. ✨ Travel bracelet Transportation: Moscow Kursk Railway Station has multiple trains to each town every day, it is recommended to buy a 3-day pass Secret: Suzdar Poklon Hill is a God perspective on the dome of 50 churches in the morning mist Code: Tell the staff at the Sergeyev Toy Museum "матрёшка" (Matches), may trigger hidden hand-made experience Warning: After October, some wooden churches were under-heating. Remember to steam away the cold in the traditional sauna. When I found the 1978 edition of War and Peace in Yaroslavl, a dry white leaf floated on the clip page. Maybe some autumn day, someone like me, in these scattered time amber, salvaged a Russia older than Moscow. #Moscow Golden Ring #Russian Golden Ring Town #Holy Trinity Church #Holy Trinity Church in Moscow