We begin our trip late morning and after making stops in Pereslavl-Zalesskiy – ancient Russian town and a birthplace of the Russian Navy, and Yuryev-Polski – another ancient town with Kremlin and beautiful St. George Cathedral – we arrive in our village guest house.

The day of December 31 will be traditionally dedicated to preparing the New Year's feast. Meanwhile, you'll have an opportunity to learn how to cook Russian pies, learn the proper recipe of the famous Russian salad (which we call "Olivier") and have some time to enjoy the village. We'll raise a glass to the New Year and we'll do it the Russian way! You'll learn a lot about our traditions and we'll have a great party!

Very unlikely that we'll have an early start in the morning but our plan is to spend enough time in Suzdal to learn and see as much as possible. On the road, we'll hear stories why there are so many monasteries and churches and how Suzdal got so lucky to preserve most of its heritage, which dates back to XII-XIII centuries (including the 1222 golden gates made of real gold). New Year's celebrations will be all over the city so you'll be able to enjoy the atmosphere. We'll have a chance to try traditional local drinks: light medovukha (honey beer) and khrenovukha (spirit made with horseraddish).

The last day of our trip will be full of new emotions as well, because we'll spend it in one of the most significant Russian landmarks, which is the Pokrov Church on the Nerl River. After taking a few breathtaking photos of the church, we'll then travel to the regional capital, which has some interesting places to see as well (including the XIII century Assumption church, one of the all-Russia oldest). After a pub farewell dinner, we'll hop on a fast train back to Moscow and in less than two hours return back to our capital city.