the New Jerusalem Last weekend me and my wife have visited the old monastery near the city Istra. It called the New Jerusalem. It took me one hour and half to reach this place on a car. First of all I

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the New Jerusalem Last weekend me and my wife have visited the old monastery near the city Istra. It called the New Jerusalem. It took me one hour and half to reach this place on a car. First of all I was shoked by Istra's roads. It looks like this city is contained of long winding streets and T-form crosses... I used yandex navigator app, but it was useful in this city because it made me turn in places when it was not allowed. After many "Damn!" we reach the New Jerusalem Museum. It have a reach collection of icon art and a lot of modern art works. I really don't like modern art. Not almost, no! Some works are really touch my innerspirit! But the most of them... I was disapointed because we needed a special ticket to make photo but I didn't know that when I had bought tickets. After all we sat in a car and went to the New Jerusalem monastery (you may see it on a photo). I've never been to Jerusalem and don't know how the Church of the Holy Sepulchre looks but wikipedia says that the New Jerusalem was built with plan of this Church by tzar Alexei Mikhailovich and patriarch Nikon (like a cameras =) ). It was under reconstruction and inner territory was partly enclosed. The most disapointing was waiting for us in the main bulding - the Voskresensky Catherdral. It was so beautiful, so unreal... and not allowed to make a photo. Why? I don't know. I remembered the St. Peter's Cathedral in Vatican. It was allowed to make photos in this incredible building. Except we was on mess, of course. But why is that here? And another funny reamrk: women should cover their heads in orthodox temples. But there are no shawls on the enter. They were on sale on the opposite side of the temple. That's strange. Usually it allowed for free in catholic churches where I was. Thanks God no one hissed on my wife and was not trying to chase us. By the way, we liked this trip. We visited a beautiful place and I hope that after the end of reconstruction it will be as wonderful as already reconstructed part of the complex.

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the New Jerusalem

Last weekend my wife AND I visited the old monastery near the city OF Istra. It IS called the New Jerusalem. It took me one hour and A half to reach this place BY car. First of all(,) I was shoCked by Istra's roads. It lookED like this city WAS FULL of long winding streets and T-form crosses... I used yandex navigator app, but it was NOT useful in this city because it made me turn inTO places WHERE it was not allowed. After many "DamnS!" we reachED the New Jerusalem Museum. It HAS a RICH collection of icon art and a lot of modern art works. I really don't like modern art. Not almost, no! Some works really touch my inner spirit! But most of them... I was disapointed because we needed a special ticket to TAKE photoS but I didn't know that when I bought THE tickets.
After all THAT(,) we sat in a car and went to the New Jerusalem monastery (you may see it IN a photo). I've never been to Jerusalem and don't know how the Church of the Holy Sepulchre looks(,) but Wikipedia says that the New Jerusalem was built with planS of the Church by tzar Alexei Mikhailovich and patriarch Nikon (like a cameras =) ). It was under reconstruction and THE inner AREA was partly enclosed. The most disappointing PART was waiting for us in the main bulding - the Voskresensky Catherdral. It was so beautiful, so unreal... and not allowed to make a photo. Why? I don't know. I remembered St. Peter's Cathedral in THE Vatican. YOU WERE/ONE WAS allowed to Take photos in this incredible building. Except we WERE (on mess??), of course. But why is that here? And another funny reamArk: Women should cover their heads in orthodox temples. But there are no shawls AT the ENTRANCE. They were on sale on the opposite side of the temple. That's strange. Usually it WAS allowed for free in catholic churches where I HAD BEEN. Thank God no one hissed AT my wife OR TRIED to chase us. By the way, we liked this trip. We visited a beautiful place and I hope that after the end of reconstruction it will be as wonderful as THE already reconstructed part of the complex.

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