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The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Inside the entrance of Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, 25 km south of St. Petersburg.
Ornate, musical grave site of Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and doctor. Tikhvin Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Furry friends guarding grave sites in the Tikhvin Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Beautifully adorned walls at Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Grave site of Russian literary master, Fyodor Dostoevsky, at Tikhvin Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Close-up of the mosaic walls at The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.
A marriage proposal with fireworks outside of St. Petersburg’s Winter Palace on a winter’s day at sunset.
Close-up of the mosaic walls at The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Artwork on display at Catherine’s Palace (second home of Catherine II), Pushkin, Russia.
The fabled “Amber Room” at Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Mosaic tile in entrance gate to the church park at the The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg.
Corridor of windows at Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
A chandelier, skylight and colorful mosaics at The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Winter at Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Close-up of the mosaic walls at The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Monument of Catherine the Great, St. Petersburg, Russia
Tikhvin Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Tikhvin Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Tikhvin Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Tikhvin Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Buildings in Petersburg from the Celestial Empire.
Buildings in Petersburg from the Celestial Empire.
Buildings in Petersburg from the Celestial Empire.
Street art outside of Catherine’s Palace.
Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Amber Room at Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Amber Room at Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Dress worn by Catherine II; Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Stolle: local favorite with pies and soup.
Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Monument of Catherine the Great, St. Petersburg, Russia
Kazan Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Russia’s domed churches under restoration.
Winter Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Frozen Neva River in St. Petersburg
Bachelorette party in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Domed Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Domed Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Church Park, St. Petersburg, Russia
Embankment leading up to The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Kazan Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Wild blueberry pastry with vanilla ice cream at Café Singer — a classic St. Petersburg experience.
I ❤ Coffee, Café Singer, St. Petersburg, Russia
Embankment leading up to The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Boy feeding pigeons at park in St. Petersburg.
Park of Monument of Catherine the Great, St. Petersburg, Russia
Monument of Catherine the Great, St. Petersburg, Russia
St. Petersburg in March.
Winter Palace Square at sunset with snow, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Tikhvin Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Catherine’s Palace in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Roasted candied nuts sold in Church Park.
“Only use profanity if you really mean it…” Bergerians mean it.
Bartender pours shots of vodka at bar in St. Pete
Winter Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Coffee and sweets at Eliseyev Emporium on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Fyodor’s stomping ground, Church Park
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Udel’naya flea market in St Petersburg
Udel’naya flea market in St Petersburg
Udel’naya flea market in St Petersburg
Matryoshka dolls at Udel’naya flea market in St Petersburg
Entrance to Udel’naya flea market in St Petersburg
Entrance plaque to Eliseyev Emporium on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg
Eliseyev Emporium on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg
Macaroons at Eliseyev Emporium on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg
Talent de Thomas Hine Hors d’Age Cognac on display
Osetra caviar on display at Eliseyev Emporium on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg
Top shelf Beluga vodka on display at Eliseyev Emporium on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg
Eliseyev Emporium on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg
Eliseyev Emporium on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg
Stairwell at Eliseyev Emporium on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg
Eliseyev Emporium on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg
Grand Hotel Europe | St. Petersburg
Grand Hotel Europe | St. Petersburg
The Vodka Museum in St. Petersburg
The Vodka Museum in St. Petersburg
WWII era Russian propaganda
The Vodka Museum in St. Petersburg
The Vodka Museum in St. Petersburg
The Vodka Museum in St. Petersburg
Artful glass vodka bottles at the Vodka Museum in St. Petersburg
Artful glass vodka bottles at the Vodka Museum in St. Petersburg
The Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
The Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
Signage at the Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
The Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
The Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
Control room at the Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
Control room at the Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
Control room at the Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
The Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
View of the embankment outside of the Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
View of the embankment outside of the Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
The Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
Overnight train from St. Petersburg to Moscow!
Art Moderne (Art Nouveau) style building, Vitebsky Rail Terminal in St. Petersburg, the first railway station built in Russia.
Art Moderne (Art Nouveau) style building, Vitebsky Rail Terminal in St. Petersburg, the first railway station built in Russia.
Art Moderne (Art Nouveau) style building, Vitebsky Rail Terminal in St. Petersburg, the first railway station built in Russia.
Art Moderne (Art Nouveau) style building, Vitebsky Rail Terminal in St. Petersburg, the first railway station built in Russia.
The Icebreaker Krasin Museum in St. Petersburg
Statue next to a window at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Ornate wall in Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
The La Dance painting by Henri Matisse at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Royal bassinet
Library room at the Hermitage Museum
Statues at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Ornate ceilings in Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Chandeliers among ornate walls and ceilings in Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Art at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Window looking on the Neva River from Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Art at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Chandeliers among ornate walls and ceilings in Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Art at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Art at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Ornate ceiling in Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Statues at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Chandeliers among ornate walls and ceilings in Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Statues at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Statue next to a window at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Saint George Hall. the throne room, in the Hermitage Museum
Entrance gate to the Hermitage Museum
Space art in St. Petersburg
Ornate wall in Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
Curtains, a vase and chandelier at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum
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