Another Day, Another Cupola

Boy does this country love them some cupolas! And Saturday sighseeing inevitably meant that we would see lots of them. First, of course, the most famous:

But we saw other stuff too! For example, the Novodevichy Convent and Cemetery. Yes, the convent had cupolas. But it also had one of the most beautiful (and certainly quirkiest) cemeteries I’ve ever seen. People here are given full artisitic license to design their tombstone as they please (for a hefty price I’m sure).

One of my favorities was this man who clearly loved his dog (the rose is real):

There was this spooky good posture lady:

This man decided to place a tank on his. I’m sure he’s not compensating for anything:

The cemetery is backed by a beautiful park where lots of newlyweds came to take pictures. But my favorite couple were these two. We saw them off in the distance. They didn’t say much to another. They just came to do what they probably always do on beautiful summer Saturday afternoons – they fed the swans. Like children.