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St Petersburg Russia The "Venice of the Baltic". Peter the Great's greatest achievement, his "Window on the West".  The city was christened St. Petersburg, reborn as Petrograd, renamed Leningrad and is now back to being St. Petersburg once again. St. Petersburg began life as the Tsarist capital. It survived an attenuated seige during World War II.  But it is now being invaded once again - this time by hordes of tourists.  Packs of them.  And always accompanied by linguistically gifted, flag-toting guides. Independent tourists have to devise their own strategies to combat the group tours - especially in summer.  It is possible, but requires planning. Unfortunately, August can also harbor some of the rainiest days of the year.  During our stay, clouds and rain crowded out most glimpses of the sun. Nevertheless, the town still gleamed.  The Hermitage and Russian Museums garnered the usual awe. And downing a few blinys and shots of vodka helped ease any feelings of dreariness. Date(s): August 2011. Album by David Kohl. Photos by David Kohl & Ross Rosenberg. 1 - 39 of 39 Total. 2605 Visits.
1 View of Peter and Paul Fortress 2 View of the Fontanka area from Vasilevskiy Island 3 View of the Church of Spilled Blood 4 View of the Church of the Spilled Blood 5 Interior of the Church of the Spilled Blood 6 Another interior view 7 Interior view of the mosaics 8 Domes of the Church of the Spilled Blood 9 Church of the Spilled Blood 10 Another view - from the canal 11 Bliny stand 12 Bliny creation 13 Bliny creation 14 Finished bliny 15 Wedding photo along the Neva River 16 Peter and Paul Fortress church 17 Peter and Paul Fortress - Romanov emblem 18 Statue of Peter the Great 19 Front of the Hermitage 20 Me and Matisse 21 Ross and Matisse 22 Interior of the Hermitage 23 Interior of the Hermitage 24 View of the square in front of the Hermitage 25 Griffon on bridge over the Griboedov Canal 26 Courtyard of our hotel 27 Entrance to our hotel 28 Room at St Petersburg City Guide 29 Subway escalator 30 Subway platform 31 Subway interior - with chandelier 32 Upper deck of our ferry back to Helsinki 33 View of St Petersburg (at dusk) as we leave 34 St Petersburg docks 35 Panoramic view of St Petersburg 36 Deck of ship - at sunset 37 Sunset on the Baltic 38 Nightclub on the ship 39 Room on the ship