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St Petersburg, part 2:After the Hermitage Museum we walk on a guided tour on the nearby streets. |
Palace Square:
The guide told us a lot about the buildings around the square. We will walk to these buildings and places now. More to read about the Palace Square:
General Staff Building:
It's almost like the one in Berlin we visited many years later. It's at the Southeast side of the Palace Square. More to read about the General Staff Building:
Newsky Ave:
Now our guide take us on a walk in the city, for the moment not so much rain. 46 embankment Riv Moyka:
On the other side of the river Mojka, a palace or ? Lunch time:
After all these walking it's time to have a lunch, a Russian restaurant. I remember we got vegetables and bread as a starter, potatoes and fish as a main course and of course a vodka to drink. 
The clock ticking, we have ben here 5.5 hours now. Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood:
A Russian Orthodox church, built between 1883 and 1907. More to read about the Church of the Savior on Blood:
The Monument to the Fighters of the Revolution:
A memory site for they why died in the October Revolutions 1917. More to read about the Monument to the Fighters of the Revolution:
Memorial Eternal Flame:
In the center of the memorial park you find the Eternal Flame. Saint Michael's Castle:
From the park we can see the Saint Michael's Castle, a former royal residence. More to read about the Saint Michael's Castle:
Walking back to our bus, in just a few minutes it started to rain heavily. Saint Isaac's Cathedral:
Now we couldn't continue walking with all this rain. The bus take us around to different places and we watched them through the foggy bus windows. 
The columns of Saint Isaac's Cathedral. More to read about the Saint Isaac's Cathedral:
Saint Isaac's Square:
An impressive statue in front of the cathedral. 
When we crossing the river Neva we see this old ship from the bridge. |
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Why are all people rushing into the alley here ? 
Ah ... the WC bus of course. Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral:
In this cathedral which is inside the Peter and Paul Fortress you find the Russian's emperors buried. Tombs:
Enormous granite coffins, the surface is polished to be very smoth. 
I don't remember the name of who was buried here. But some Russian tsars were: Ivan, Peter, Elisabet, Katarina and Nikolaj. 
It's very beautiful inside here, all people are very quiet. More to read about the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral:
Vision of the Seas:
After 9 hour in St Petersburg we where back on our ship. 
A last view of St Petersburg. 
This ship was built 1996 and is now 15 years old. It's 279 meter long and can take up to 2500 passengers. More to read about the ship Vision of the Seas:
Fill the ship with some Russian oil, cheap I think. 
Sit down for a rest before we go for dinner. 
We are hungry now after this long day. We could pick whatever food we wanted. 
Nice ice sculpture. Later in the night we got a tropical party. A day with sunshine and a walk by ourselves in the city had been more interesting, but then a visa was needed. After one day out on the open sea we went back to Stockholm in Sweden the next day. As what had happen after 2022 with the Russian war against Ukraine I don't think we ever again can visit Russia. The END |
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