IMG_2549 - 06-05-28 - Hotel Pulkovskaya


IMG_2567 - 06-05-28 - bldg. with Roman facade


IMG_2568 - 06-05-28 - statue of Ivan Turgenev


IMG_2576 - 06-05-28 - Mikhailovksy Palace (Russian Museum)


IMG_2578 - 06-05-28 - Fontanka Embankment


IMG_2579 - 06-05-28 - Engineers' Castle


IMG_2583 - 06-05-28 - Fontanka


IMG_2584 - 06-05-28 - Fontanka


IMG_2586 - 06-05-28 - Panteleymon Bridge


IMG_2587 - 06-05-28 - Panteleymon Bridge


IMG_2589 - 06-05-28 - Panteleymon Bridge


IMG_2604 - 06-05-28 - Fontanka


IMG_2616 - 06-05-28 - Mikhail Palace (Russian Museum)


IMG_2622 - 06-05-28 - Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood


IMG_2630 - 06-05-28 - drum majorettes


IMG_2631 - 06-05-28 - drum majorettes


IMG_2640 - 06-05-28 - Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood


IMG_2642 - 06-05-28 - Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood


IMG_2649 - 06-05-28 - Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood


IMG_2654 - 06-05-28 - Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood


IMG_2657 - 06-05-28 - Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood


IMG_2663 - 06-05-28 - Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood


IMG_2665 - 06-05-28 - Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood


IMG_2669 - 06-05-28 - Malaya Konyushennaya


IMG_2675 - 06-05-28 - Lutheran Church of St. Peter and St. Paul


IMG_2678 - 06-05-28 - Kazan Cathedral


IMG_2681 - 06-05-28 - Nevsky Prospekt


IMG_2683 - 06-05-28 - Kazan Cathedral


IMG_2686 - 06-05-28 - Cadets on the Griboedov Canal


IMG_2694 - 06-05-28 - Nevsky Prospekt (Singer Bldg)


IMG_2701 - 06-05-28 - Aleksandrinsky Theatre


IMG_2704 - 06-05-28 - Nevsky Prospekt


IMG_2705 - 06-05-28 - Nevsky Prospekt


IMG_2706 - 06-05-28 - Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace & Anichkov Bridge


IMG_2707 - 06-05-28 - Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace


IMG_2709 - 06-05-28 - Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace


IMG_2712 - 06-05-28 - Nevsky Prospekt


IMG_2714 - 06-05-28 - Nevsky Prospekt 84-86 - Actors House


IMG_2716 - 06-05-28 - Nevsky Prospekt 96


IMG_2718 - 06-05-28 - Insurrection Square


IMG_2723 - 06-05-28 - Insurrection Square - Moscow Station


IMG_2724 - 06-05-28 - Ploshschad Vosstaniya metro station


IMG_2725 - 06-05-28 - Ploshschad Vosstaniya metro station


IMG_2726 - 06-05-28 - Insurrection Square


IMG_2727 - 06-05-28 - Vosstaniya metro station


IMG_2730 - 06-05-28 - Naval Bldg. on Nevsky Prospekt


IMG_2731 - 06-05-28 - Alexander Nevsky Square


IMG_2733 - 06-05-28 - Alexander Nevsky Square


IMG_2736 - 06-05-28 - Alexander Nevsky Square


IMG_2737 - 06-05-28 - St. Isaac's Square


IMG_2739 - 06-05-28 - St. Isaac's Square


IMG_2744 - 06-05-28 - St. Isaac's Square


IMG_2750 - 06-05-28 - Moika embankment @sunset


IMG_2751 - 06-05-28 - Moika embankment @sunset


IMG_2753 - 06-05-28 - Moika embankment @sunset


IMG_2764 - 06-05-28 - statue


IMG_2773 - 06-05-28 - Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood


IMG_2780 - 06-05-28 - Anichkov Bridge


IMG_2782 - 06-05-28 - Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace


IMG_2784 - 06-05-28 - Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace & Anichkov Bridge


IMG_2786 - 06-05-28 - Gostiny Dvor


IMG_2787 - 06-05-28 - Gostiny Dvor


IMG_2790 - 06-05-28 - Gostiny Dvor, Portik, Duma Tower


IMG_2797 - 06-05-28 - Kazan Cathedral @sunset


IMG_2805 - 06-05-28 - Palace Embankment @sunset


IMG_2806 - 06-05-28 - Admiralty & Palace Embankment @sunset


IMG_2808 - 06-05-28 - English Embankment @sunset


IMG_2809 - 06-05-28 - English Embankment @sunset


IMG_2812 - 06-05-28 - English Embankment @sunset


IMG_2822 - 06-05-28 - Winter Palace @sunset


IMG_2824 - 06-05-28 - Palace Embankment @sunset


IMG_2825 - 06-05-28 - Peter & Paul Fortress @sunset


IMG_2828 - 06-05-28 - Hermitage @sunset


IMG_2839 - 06-05-28 - Vladimir Mother of God Icon Church


IMG_2840 - 06-05-28 - Vladimir Mother of God Icon Church


IMG_2861 - 06-05-29 - Peter & Paul Fortress


IMG_2869 - 06-05-29 - Peter & Paul Fortress


IMG_2891 - 06-05-29 - excursion - Ron Cramer


IMG_2904 - 06-05-29 - excursion


IMG_2915 - 06-05-29 - Panteleymon Bridge


IMG_2918 - 06-05-29 - excursion


IMG_2922 - 06-05-29 - excursion


IMG_2926 - 06-05-29 - excursion


IMG_2929 - 06-05-29 - excursion


IMG_2939 - 06-05-29 - excursion


IMG_2947 - 06-05-29 - excursion


IMG_2953 - 06-05-29 - Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace & Anichkov Bridge


IMG_2957 - 06-05-29 - Engineers' Castle


IMG_2969 - 06-05-29 - Engineers' Castle & Fontanka


IMG_2975 - 06-05-29 - Engineers' Castle


IMG_2989 - 06-05-29 - Stroganov Palace


IMG_2992 - 06-05-29 - Stroganov Palace


IMG_2996 - 06-05-29 - excursion


IMG_3000 - 06-05-29 - excursion


IMG_3001 - 06-05-30 - palace near Strelna


IMG_3002 - 06-05-30 - Cathedral of Peter & Pavel


IMG_3004 - 06-05-30 - Cathedral of Peter & Pavel


IMG_3008 - 06-05-30 - Cathedral of Peter & Pavel


IMG_3016 - 06-05-30 - Cathedral of Peter & Pavel


IMG_3018 - 06-05-30 - Cathedral of Peter & Pavel


IMG_3019 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof


IMG_3020 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof


IMG_3034 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - West Chapel (seen from inside)


IMG_3035 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - West Chapel (seen from inside)


IMG_3046 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Throne Room


IMG_3063 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Picture Hall


IMG_3064 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Picture Hall


IMG_3079 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - room interior


IMG_3086 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - lamp detail


IMG_3089 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - mantel


IMG_3094 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Grand Cascade & Marine Canal


IMG_3095 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Grand Cascade & Marine Canal


IMG_3096 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - East Chapel


IMG_3097 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Ron


IMG_3099 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Grand Cascade


IMG_3100 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Grand Cascade


IMG_3101 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Maribel & Grand Cascade


IMG_3102 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Samson Fountain


IMG_3103 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Grand Cascade


IMG_3104 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Grand Cascade


IMG_3108 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Grand Cascade


IMG_3112 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Orangery Fountain


IMG_3114 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Orangery & fountain


IMG_3119 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Orangery garden


IMG_3122 - 06-05-30 - Peterhof - Orangery


IMG_3134 - 06-05-30 - St. Isaac's Cathedral


IMG_3150 - 06-05-30 - St. Isaac's Cathedral


IMG_3158 - 06-05-30 - Belfry of St. Nicholas' Cathedral @night


IMG_3177 - 06-05-30 - Kunstkammer


IMG_3196 - 06-05-30 - bridge opening


IMG_3200 - 06-05-30 - fire dancer


IMG_3207 - 06-05-30 - fire dancer


IMG_3210 - 06-05-31 - EuroCrypt Banquet


IMG_3220 - 06-05-31 - EuroCrypt Banquet


IMG_3245 - 06-06-01 - Palace Square


IMG_3251 - 06-06-01 - Alexander Column & General Staff Bldg


IMG_3264 - 06-06-01 - Alexander Column & General Staff Bldg


IMG_3270 - 06-06-01 - Admiralty


IMG_3274 - 06-06-01 - Admiralty (detail)


IMG_3280 - 06-06-01 - Alexander Garden


IMG_3284 - 06-06-01 - Alexander Garden


IMG_3304 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage-(Jordan Staircase)


IMG_3308 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Rembrandt etching)


IMG_3310 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Rembrandt)


IMG_3313 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Rotunda floor)


IMG_3321 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Tibetan Art)


IMG_3327 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Tibetan Art)


IMG_3330 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Tibetan Art)


IMG_3364 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Golden Drawing Rm)


IMG_3367 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Golden Drawing Rm)


IMG_3371 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Boudoir)


IMG_3387 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Malachite Rm)


IMG_3392 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Malachite figurine)


IMG_3428 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage (Small Throne Rm)


IMG_3430 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage-(Armorial Hall)


IMG_3444 - 06-06-03 - Hermitage (P. Bruegel the Younger, Fair with a Theatrical Performance, 1562)


IMG_3460 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage-(Pavilion Hall)


IMG_3469 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage-(table detail)


IMG_3474 - 06-06-01 - Hermitage-(Kolyvan Vase)


IMG_3478 - 06-06-02 - statue of Pushkin


IMG_3489 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3491 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3493 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3497 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3500 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (ceiling detail)


IMG_3503 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (cupid)


IMG_3507 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (ceiling detail)


IMG_3511 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3519 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3520 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3524 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3527 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3529 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3531 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3534 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3536 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3538 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace - Amber Room


IMG_3539 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace - Amber Room


IMG_3550 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3552 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace


IMG_3559 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace - Scott, Alain, Sherry, Ezzy


IMG_3562 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3563 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3564 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace - Cameron Gallery


IMG_3567 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3571 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3572 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3574 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3582 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3585 - 06-06-03 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3588 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace - Ezzy


IMG_3591 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace - Great Pond


IMG_3595 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3598 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace - Marble Bridge


IMG_3600 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Pyramid) - Scott & Ezzy


IMG_3603 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3604 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3609 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3613 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Sherry & Scott)


IMG_3614 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarkoe Selo)


IMG_3617 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3618 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3621 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3623 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3625 - 06-06-02 - Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoe Selo)


IMG_3628 - 06-06-02 - Pushkin (newlyweds)


IMG_3630 - 06-06-02 - Pushkin (first electric plant)


IMG_3631 - 06-06-02 - Pushkin (old bldg.)


IMG_3634 - 06-06-02 - view from top of St. Isaac's (east)


IMG_3640 - 06-06-02 - roof of St. Isaac's


IMG_3651 - 06-06-02 - Mariinsky Palace, St. Isaac's Square


IMG_3653 - 06-06-02 - Mariinsky Palace, St. Isaac's Square


IMG_3659 - 06-06-02 - Admiralty & Winter Palace from St. Isaac's


IMG_3663 - 06-06-02 - Admiralty & Winter Palace from St. Isaac's


IMG_3665 - 06-06-02 - Academy of Art, Senate & Synod Bldgs. from St. Isaac's


IMG_3724 - 06-06-02 - Ezzy & Peter the Great


IMG_3728 - 06-06-02 - Ezzy on Dvortsovy Bridge


IMG_3730 - 06-06-02 - Neva (south embankment)


IMG_3732 - 06-06-02 - Rostral Column


IMG_3737 - 06-06-02 - bear cubs at Birzhevaya Ploshchad


IMG_3738 - 06-06-02 - bear cubs at Birzhevaya Ploshchad


IMG_3741 - 06-06-02 - bridal party at Birzhevaya Ploshchad


IMG_3755 - 06-06-02 - bridal party at Birzhevaya Ploshchad


IMG_3756 - 06-06-02 - bridal party at Birzhevaya Ploshchad


IMG_3757 - 06-06-02 - newlyweds at Birzhevaya Ploshchad


IMG_3759 - 06-06-02 - bride at Birzhevaya Ploshchad


IMG_3766 - 06-06-02 - Rostral Column


IMG_3772 - 06-06-02 - Rostral Columns


IMG_3776 - 06-06-02 - prow of tall ship with Hermitage across Neva


IMG_3781 - 06-06-02 - Winter Palace (Hermitage) across Neva


IMG_3790 - 06-06-03 - Peter & Paul Cathedral


IMG_3799 - 06-06-03 - Peter & Paul Cathedral


IMG_3811 - 06-06-03 - Peter & Paul Fortress - Boat House


IMG_3819 - 06-06-03 - Peter & Paul Fortress - Valentine @Neva Gate


IMG_3826 - 06-06-03 - Peter & Paul Fortress - Ezzy & Valentine on Peter's lap


IMG_3828 - 06-06-03 - Naval Academy


IMG_3835 - 06-06-03 - Naval Academy


IMG_3837 - 06-06-03 - Ezzy on Cruiser Aurora


IMG_3839 - 06-06-03 - Dostoevsky's prison on the Neva


IMG_3843 - 06-06-03 - Tauride Palace


IMG_3844 - 06-06-03 - Tauride Palace


IMG_3845 - 06-06-03 - Statue of Dzerjinsky


IMG_3846 - 06-06-03 - Kikin Palace


IMG_3849 - 06-06-03 - Smolny Convent


IMG_3852 - 06-06-03 - Smolny Cathedral


IMG_3854 - 06-06-03 - Smolny Institute


IMG_3856 - 06-06-03 - Marx & Engels


IMG_3862 - 06-06-03 - Nevsky Monastery


IMG_3866 - 06-06-03 - Nevsky Monastery (columns)


IMG_3868 - 06-06-03 - Alexander Nevsky Monastery (gate)


IMG_3873 - 06-06-03 - Nevsky Monastery (Trinity Cathedral)


IMG_3883 - 06-06-03 - Nevsky Monastery (cemetery)


IMG_3883a - 06-06-03 - Nevsky Monastery (cemetery)