We are leaving St Petersburg this evening. In total we had 5 shore excursions, two to the Hermitage, a St Petersburg Highlight sight seeing, a canal tour and shopping and finally a visit to the Peterhoff grand palace.
The second visit to the Hermitage covered some of the same areas as the first, but that was OK because there were side galleries that we didn’t see the first time so we could wander off, just a little.
Gallery of Statues
I think we spent almost as much time looking up and admiring the ceilings as we did looking at the artworks on the walls.
Ceiling of the gallery above.
We have taken over 800 photos between us so far. It is almost a relief when we visit somewhere where we aren’t allowed to take photos.
The canal cruise was good. It is becoming our favourite way of seeing a city. I think we have one planned for Stockholm.
Palace of the Stroganoffs
Guess what we had for tea last night!
The Peterhof Palace was well worth a visit, though we would have preferred to spend longer in the gardens. They are said to rival Versailles. We only saw a small part of them and they are beautiful especially the fountains. They all operate by gravity feed, no pumps.
Helsinki tomorrow, then our last night on board. It is hard to believe the cruise is almost over.
St Petersburg looks lovely. It seems like you are having a great time! Zoe
ReplyDeletehey - I looked at your blog and we're having beef stroganoff tonight too! Love your photos. Try to keep them below 4,000 for the slide night though. Mal G.
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