We've just got back from a fabulous trip around the Baltic - more photos to follow but here are some of a great trip to St. Petersburg. We loved it - so interesting.
St. Issac's cathedral
Inside the fabulous Hermitage and Winter Palace - crammed full of works of art and gold and luxury and ...
The amazing Grand Staircase
Inside one of the palace rooms with gold decoration
One of the beautiful corridors - based on the Vatican
Enjoying a Russian lunch - including shots of Russian vodka
On a tour of the Peter and Paul fortress, Evan ended up leading the group for a few minutes when our guide disappeared
Inside the cathedral at the fortress - here are buried many of the famous kings and queens of |Russia, including Catherine the Great. In a separate room are the remains of Nicholas II and his family, executed during the Russian Revolution. A somber moment
The fantastic Church of the Spilled Blood, built on the sight of the assassination of Alexander II
One of the canals around St Petersburg
Sitting on an island in the middle of the River Neva with the Peter and Paul fortress and cathedral in the background
Midnight in Russia - during the summer the sun doesn't really set and Russians celebrate during this season - they call in 'White Nights'.
We'll get some more photos posted soon from some other places we visited recently - but Russia was a definite favorite for both of us - Fantastic!!!
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