Day 6. Uglich to Yaroslavl

After another night of travel we arrived from Uglich 9.30am and straight off and on to the buses for the short excursion to the main square of Yaroslavl which is surrounded by government buildings and of course churches and monasteries.Two years ago they celebrated ( wait for it) 1000 years having been settled in 1010! It sure beats our 200 +years.The pop is 610,000 and it was once the capital of Russia in 1598 (The Time of The Troubles) and given back to Moscow in 1613. We first went to the Transfiguration Monastery which was completely restored mainly from a large donation from a millionaire who lived in Moscow. It certainly was beautiful .We visited the Governors Palace and had a tour of same by one of his 6 "daughters" who even chose Eric to be her partner in a Russian dance - real hoot as he seemed to be dipping when he should be rising! The the audience were invited to join in and waltz around the beautiful ballroom and enjoy a glass of champagne.Off for a walk around the markets with a huge array of clothing and shoes - so many stalls but no time (30) minutes to make any purchases.We also saw the largest and most varied of mushrooms - their stalks were about half my palm size and of a golden color.There were also blueberries and dried fish.Today was the first day of school (Saturday) after a 3month break.They go to school 6days a week.The families were accompanying the children and were they all dressed in their best!You would think they were going to a wedding they were so well dressed.Back on board 2pm and boat pulled away immediately.We went to a talk on the Soviet era but I couldn't stay awake and came back for a nap.Then there was the APT Cocktail Party (free drinks) before it was off to the dining room for another three course dinner!I've noticed that the young girls wear the highest heels you could imagine and I don't know how they manage on the cobblestones!