Hello everyone!
Today I decided to write a travel post about the city of Kazan. I completely missed this beautiful city. But I was there, too. Now I want to fix quickly this unfortunate misunderstanding.
Any text about the city of Kazan begins with a photograph of the beautiful white-stone Kremlin. I will not violate this rule!
It is necessary to note the good condition of the architectural landmark, unlike the same city of Smolensk, for example, as if it did not sound sad :-( Generally, it is noticeable that Kazan lives much richer than other cities in Russia. The city is rapidly changing its face. The old historical buildings disappear. Instead, modern high-rise buildings appear.
We did not become an exception and following the example of other guests of the city took a sightseeing tour of the Kazan Kremlin. Unfortunately, the guide told us things that have nothing to do with known historical facts. The lady described funny legends about the evil Ivan the Tsar in love with Queen Siyumbike, and the poor townspeople who suffered from the invaders. As you know, the Kazan people were those "lambs of God". Well, about the unrequited love of Tsar Ivan was a pleasure to listen to. Refreshed Tsar Ivan the beautiful Siyumbike in the tower, where this beautiful woman was crying in love with a young jigit ...
As you know, then Ivan the Terrible was barely eighteen. Siyumbike in the same time entered that blessed age, which the poet described as a winged phrase "the summer was breathing in autumn". However, today in the light of the French political fashion a la Macron, this would sound quite adequate.
And this tower tinkered with tears of that Siyumbike and leaned down as a sign of sympathy for the young beauty.
Note - In those days people treated the foundations quite indifferently, because they considered the earth flat.
I deeply regret the construction of new buildings in the historical environment. One of the brightest examples is the construction of the Kul-Sharif mosque on the territory of the Kazan Kremlin. Its construction began in the blessed 90s, during the deepest spiritual and material crisis of the country.
You can speculate about the architectural merits and shortcomings of this pompous object. But let's leave it to the professionals. Our group inspected the mosque with admiration.
By the way, in Kazan there is also a monument to Russian wars that perished during the capture of Kazan. It is in a rather deplorable state. It is seen that not often tourists come there, not to mention the townspeople ...
But let's not talk about sad things. It should be noted that people of different nationalities and faiths peacefully coexist in the city.
In restaurants and cafes, we caught a glimpse of a special menu for Easter and Kurban-Bayram. In the hotel where we lived, there was a strip club on the first floor. Beautiful wives of Kazan flitted out of it. They immediately covered their heads with colored handkerchiefs and cloaks. Their slender figures and pretty faces left no doubt about their professional activities.
Kazan is a city of beautiful women. In this I was convinced personally ...
But be careful! Sometimes an arrow from your bow can fly not to the desired goal. You aimed at something like an advertising poster, and instead got into a fountain (it was a joke).
There are experienced shooters. They can afford a rich choice.
And of course, you need to talk about the local cuisine. There is not enough fasting to cover all aspects of this issue with a greedy eye. You need to go to Kazan and try it yourself.
I do not know how to photograph food, so I will limit myself to photos of the facades of food points.
Now the gates of my appeal to the zenith of your attention are being closed. I put the pen of my thought aside.
Goodbye, oh good visitor to my blog!
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