Day One:
Yes, that is snow on the rooftops. Bbbbrrrrrr:
Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace:
Peter/Pauls Cathedral and Hare Island:
A fun boat ride through the canals and rivers of St. Petersburg:
Day Two:
The Peterhof Palace or the Summer Palace and Gardens:
The shores off the Gulf of Finland:
Pirozhki Pies – scrumptious, savory pastry filled with either chicken and rice, beef, fish or a sweet version filled with cherries, apples or lingonberries:
Saint Isaacs Cathedral:
Church of the Spilled Blood:
A night at the ballet. We went to see La Fille Mal Gardee (The Poorly Guarded Girl) at the Mikhailovsky Theatre:
Day Three:
Catherine’s Summer Palace. We aren’t quite sure why they refer to a few of the palaces as Summer Palaces, as they are only about an hour outside St. Petersburg and the weather isn’t any warmer:
A Segway ride through Aleksandrovskiy Park outside Catherine’s Summer Palace. Btw, it was about 30 degrees while we scurried around…freezing, but so much fun!:
A fun and crazy Russian country-side lunch after our visit to Catherine’s Summer Palace:
A night at the Opera. We went to see Aida at the Marinsky Theater:
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Saying good-bye to our wonderful guide, Elena and driver, Yuri:
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