After a pleasant day wandering around Kazan, we head off the next day on a two hour boat trip down the Volga to Sviyazhsk island. It used to be bigger than it was, but it became smaller when they needed a reservoir for a new power station. Anyway, it's a lovely spot with a couple of very old monasteries. The slight downside was that it was a bit of building site. There's been loads of work going on in a lot of places we've been, but this was a new level! Not only are the buildings being spruced up, the streets are all being relaid - with mod cons like street lights. It had a lot of character, but in five years I think it'll look even better.
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