State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace St. Petersburg

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    Westward ho!

    Здрав 89;твуйт& #1077;! I may well be in the same country as I was a few days ago, but St. Petersburg does not feel Russian, at least not in the same way as Moscow. What surprised me initially after tumbling off my early morning train from the capital was seeing metro station names …

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    Day 2 St Petersburg: Lots of Art

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    The first full day in St Petersburg we visited the Winter Palace and State Hermitage Museum (which are the same place). Apparently if we saw every exhibit we would have walked 25km, so it's probably a good thing the mean people on the turnstiles wouldn't let us back in after we took a break for lunch.

    Anyway, Rosie got to see lots of …

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    Hermitage Day

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    Another restless night. This time I kept kicking the stool with the phone on it, which was up against the foot of the bed, and waking up enough to notice but not enough to figure out that I should move the stool. Sleeping in shorter people's beds is not a great idea.

    Today was Hermitage day, and a suitable one as there was a drizzle …

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    Art, art, more art, and Friday Night Light

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    Our first night at Hotel Herzen was a delight. Comfortable beds, warm showers, and AIR CONDITIONING made for a great night's sleep. We started our day today with breakfast and then met our guide, Natalia, in the lobby for a walk to the Hermitage, the monolithic collection of art that was once the Winter Palace of the Romanovs. The Winter Palace …

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    Highlights of St. Petersburg

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    We start out this morning with more panoramic driving through this vast and gorgeous city. We gradually make our way to the Peter and Paul Fortress, which is the spot where St. Petersburg was founded to protect the country's water access to the Baltic Sea. Here we visit the church where the remains of many of the rulers of the country are entombed …

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    Highlights of St. Petersburg

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    ... rulers of the country are entombed with their family. After lunch we enjoy a highlight of the tour, a visit to the State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace. It is simply overwhelming, and I won't try to explain each image included in this blog - just ...