We spent three days in St Petersburg, and took two excursions each day, so it was a pretty hectic pace. (Plus, each excursion meant passing through Russian immigration on the way off and back on the ship.) We walked through the Hermitage, saw Swan Lake as a Russian ballet, visited three cathedrals, traveled out to Catherine's Palace followed by a Russian meal in a restaurant, toured the Faberge Museum, and took a river cruise. On top of all that, it was Navy Day which is a big yearly event in St Petersburg since Peter the Great founded the navy in St Petersburg. Realized we were going to need a vacation after our vacation...
Hermitage Exterior
Entrance Stairway
Stairwell
Private Throneroom
Ballroom
Portrait Gallery of Heroes of the 1812 War
Formal Throne Room
Throne
Modeled after Ancient Greek Mosaic
Working Peacock Clock
Peacock Room
Twelve Column Hall
Largest Vase in the World
Malachite Vase
da Vinci Room
da Vinci Madonna and the Child (The Benois Madonna)
Replica of the Rafael Lodges
Michelangelo - Crouching Boy
Large Italian Skylight Room
More Italian Paintings
Category:Travel and Places
Subcategory:Europe
Subcategory Detail:Russia
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