Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood St. Petersburg

We have been out all day looking around the fortress and at the church weather was Drizzly again but not able to dampen our spirit's. Here are a couple of our latest photos …

17th July

We arrived at St. Petersburg at 5:20am which is half an hour earlier than scheduled. To make things worse, we have lost an hour from crossing one time zone; Not surprised at all, we were all exhausted when we got off the coach. Vincent (The Canadian we met on the coach) departed to look for a phone to call his friend to pick him …

I have been wanting to visit St. Petersburg for years! There are so many amazing things to see and I've heard so much about it that I couldn't wait to get up and start checking it all out. Of course there is no way to see everything in the three days I'll be here, but I'm determined to see as much as possible. Fortunately, Maria had been here …

Spas Na Krovi Cathedral or the Church of the Savior on Blood is definitely one of my most favorite stops. The Cathedral is beautiful inside and out! Inside the walls are covered with mosaics from floor to ceiling and the story behind it is equally amazing. Alexander II was assassinated on the street where the Cathedral was built. Alexander III …

Finally After a short night due to last minute prep we left. Arrived well at St. Petersburg. While exploring the city we already met a friend. He lives in Zrh. We never met there. The last time we met was 3 yesrs ago in London :-)) Now we had tapas and watched the world be united by football. We for sure will have a good sleep - although it as …

After my first night's late finish (it felt like an eternity but I'd only had one single evening in Russia and it seemed like Copenhagen and Helsinki were long gone) I arose with Katya and Anton. I was on a narrow mattress on the floor, with my head not far from the kitty litter box. Hmmmm. Katya kindly took me to a bank to change my GB Pounds. …

Ecolines provides another great overnight service from Tallinn to St Petersburg...for €8.40 each. Best prices in town! We can't get a great nights sleep as we cross the border at 2am and have to bring all our belongings off the bus through a passport checkpoint. A stern faced Russian woman stares over the rim of her glasses, stamps our …

Slept very poorly, thanks perhaps in part to the howling of the wind outside, perhaps to the unfamiliar bed. This apartment is significantly smaller than Olga's, or at least it feels smaller. The view out the window, behind the opaque red and gold floral curtains, is pretty dismal regardless of the weather. A bunch of concrete (post-Stalin?) …

Day 3 - arrived SPB around 6pm, took a walk around Nevskiy Prospekt. Was planning to have dinner at this supposed to be famous Literaturnaya Cafe but there was a private party, damn! I walk for half an hour for this, but be back tomorrow. Had dinner in a cafe next door instead, the beef stroganoff was good! Oh and did I mention that it was freezing …

After a fry up for breakfast and saying goodbye to the family, Mama and Papa Brazier gave us a lift to the train station. Being waved off at the platform was a little too much for Melissa who succumbed to a few nerves and more than a few tears! The situation was saved by the fact we had upgraded to first class and Melissa could drink as much tea …

... believe it) only two! Went for a quick walk around St Petersburg and took in the following sights: Church of our Savior on spilled blood The Hermitage Eternal flame symbolising the siege of Leningrad Winter Gardens May park The Peter and Paul fortress ...

... founded in 1764 when Catherine the Great purchased a collection of over 200 paintings. Later we visited the Church of our Savior on Spilled Blood which was built in 1881. We also visited the Peterhof which is an imperial palace and estate built ...

... founded in 1764 when Catherine the Great purchased a collection of over 200 paintings. Later we visited the Church of our Savior on Spilled Blood which was built in 1881. We also visited the Peterhof which is an imperial palace and estate built ...

... DNA tests proved their identity.   Next stop....resembling the famous St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, the Church of our Savior on Spilled Blood was built in honor of Alexander II who was assassinated on this site in the late 1800's.  This ...

... more impressive inside than St. Peter's in Rome. The icons within are awesome.  Later we continued to the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood (which looks a lot like St. Basil’s in Moscow). This was the spot where Emperor Alexander II was ...

... vodka. In the afternoon we visited the private palace where Felix Yusupov murdered Rasputen and then visited the "Church of our Savior on spilled blood" also known as the Cathedral of the Resurrection. The name comes from the fact that the church ...

... headed off on or own to see a couple of cathedrals. Not usually big into the religious stuff - but the Church of our Savior on Spilled Blood was pretty amazing. Colorful on the outside in typical Russian style of church, and decked out floor to ...

... The church was built between 1883 and 1907 and was officially called the Resurrection of Christ Church (a.k.a. The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood ). The construction of the church was almost entirely funded by the Imperial family and thousands ...

... and Nicholas II and his family. From there we drove to the famous Hermitage Museum, and passed the Russian-style Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood, built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881. Once at the Hermitage, we ...

... viewed the city from the main bridge.  Just like in Moscow their is a beautiful domed church called "The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood". It's on the Griboedova Canal, one of the many waterways in the old Russian capital.    The view of this ...