St Petersburg!
After going through lots of security and
customs, we entered Russia! We had a
short time in St. Petersburg so we had to little down time. We took a bus tour of the city, went to one
of the most intricate cathedrals, Isaac’s Cathedral, had lunch at a quaint
restaurant, and then toured the Hermitage, which was Catherine the Great’s
winter palace.
In 1703 Peter the Great founded his capital.
Outside of St. Isaac’s Cathedral there is a statue of Nicholas the first, who
was conservative an unpopular with the people after his orders to make the
swampy St. Petersburg into a great city.
There is a cathedral with a gold spire where most of the Czars are
buried.
St. Petersburg also claims to be the Venice
of the North since it is built around canals and islands as well. In comparison to Stockholm and Helsinki, and Tallinn,
St. Petersburg was gray and reserved. We
didn’t have a lot of interaction with people like we did in the other cities. I was enthralled by the floors in the Hermitage
and all the different textures. It was a
very impressive mix of classical artists, sculptors and architects. One of the highlights was seeing a couple of
famous Da Vinci and Rembrandt paintings.
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| Nicholas the first and St. Isaac's Cathedral |
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| The church of the Spilled Blood |
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| The Hermitage |
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| Inside Isaac's Cathedral |
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| An apartment complex |
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| Where the Czars are buried. |
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| the floors in the Winter Palace |
I wish we had been able to spend more time
in Russia to explore the culture a bit more. But, I am very grateful to have
been able to see Russia and especially the beautiful buildings in St.
Petersburg.
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