This is a shot taken inside the fortress in Kazan, the capital of Tartarstan. The Tartars are, as you can see, big on mosques. Nice weather, and good view of the Volga river.
I am a freelance blog glamour puss, and specialist in international relations, who flies around the world to take photos that will hopefully entertain my public. In between, I do a bit of land law consulting, just to keep my friends and the tax authorities thinking that I have a real job.