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June 29: The Port of St. Petersburg, Russia |
Several other cruise ships were docked
near us |
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A Russian band welcomed us at the St. Petersburg Port |
Long lines formed to clear Russian Passport Control |
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Catherine's Summer Palace in historical town of Pushkin |
We don
protective slippers to tour Catherine's Summer Palace |
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Grand Staircase in the Hermitage Museum |
The
Hermitage crowds were huge |
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Some of the rooms in the Hermitage
Museum |
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Some of the mosaic art work and a
beautiful long hall in the
Hermitage Museum |
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June 30: The spectacular Summer Palace
in Peterhof was built by
Peter the Great |
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The grand cascade staircase and fountains
modeled on one constructed for Louie XIV |
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All the fountains in the Lower Garden are designed to work
on gravity |
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July 1: The Alexander Nevesky
Cathedral in Tallinn, Estonia |
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Beautiful Kadriorg Park and the
Baroque Palace built by Peter the Great in Tallinn, Estonia |
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We enjoyed a cappuccino at this
cafe in Kadriorg Park |
Part of the Palace buildings in Kadriorg Park |
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Our Tallinn tour guide took us to a scenic
viewpoint overlooking the Lower Town red-tiled rooftops |
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Tallinn's Town Hall Square with its
colorful buildings |
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Town Hall Square was constructed in
the 14th & 15th centuries |
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One of the many side-streets lined
with a variety of restaurants |
We dined outdoors and enjoyed a delicious pasta lunch |
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