The Rostov Kremlin is like a marvelous white-stone city admiring its own reflection in Lake Nero. This is how it was envisioned three and a half centuries ago. Today, it is not just a museum; every day, restorers and conservators work here, and every day, bell-ringers climb the bell towers. The evening chimes from the large belfry are followed by the noonday bells from the small one above the gate-church of St. John the Apostle. Their different chimes soar over Lake Nero, filling hearts with hope and joy. And in that moment, time doesn't just pause. It turns back and effortlessly transports you to the past, thanks to the invisible