tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18756467419313595362024-03-05T01:10:01.759-06:00Tripping With Mike and DebA travel and memoir blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger479125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875646741931359536.post-22988889422353831842020-06-28T09:21:00.004-05:002020-06-28T09:28:37.581-05:00Deb's Covid-19 Photo Project (Part 2)<div style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear friend and fellow "</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Russian-ologist."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Carrie is a dear LLA friend </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">and fellow photographer. Snazzy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We were actors in <span style="font-style: italic;">The Women</span><span>, a play at the Kalamazoo Civic</span><span> some years ago. I had a bit part </span>and she had a lead.</span></div>
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<b>THOUGHT </b><i>- This too shall pass.</i></div></span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">More condo neighbors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Denise </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">and Oscar (in arms) </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">and Bridget </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(Kalamazoo)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear LLA friend and </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">best tablecloth ironer </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">in the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">My dear friend from LLA and co-author</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(among others) of our LLA book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mary </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(Kalamazoo)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A fabulous gardener </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">and long-time friend </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">through my sister.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tom & Sharon </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">with Frank </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(Kalamazoo)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Both distinguished Kalamazoo </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">historians.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>THOUGHT </b><i>- Enjoying a typical day of no baseball (Tom) and work from home (Sharon). </i></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">We have enjoyed the extra time together by reading, taking long walks, and trying new recipes and, at times, trying to stay out of one another's way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mike and I were bored with SIP, so Mike had the idea that we go to my eight photo </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">club members' homes and take a pix of them in their doorway or close by.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I became obsessed, so the</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> idea </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">expanded to family and other friends. I couldn't drive (because of my recent </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">seizure), </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">so Mike would chauffeur and I would take the photos. We drove over 150 miles on this project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">Each posed just outside their door or nearby</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">. </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They could be masked or unmasked (we were outdoors and a safe distance away) and</span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: start;"> could have signs or props or pets or whatever to express the moment. </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Totally freeform. We also asked our posers to add </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">a thought if they wished to, and some did. In order of shots taken.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: start;">Fellow photographer with flowers from her lovely garden. </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">She </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">knows how to set up a shot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><b>THOUGHT</b></span><span style="font-style: italic; text-align: start;"> - This Pandemic has reminded me that all I really want is to live </span><span style="font-style: italic; text-align: start;">my </span><span style="font-style: italic; text-align: start;">life freely. If I needed to choose between freedom and safety, I would choose freedom. Everything in life is a risk, so uncertainty is a given.</span></span><span style="text-align: start;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNimMCUhLg-kJG-mXpHABEHeRj8ehW_P1xzQrN0ZjdJt83t_otxWfHl_42SGQ1PCxuMzNE0M3fxNO_QycrnLkCCdaNhakhoUqgSpx9iXpILdYbke_B0MHMvy43cNyCEitYbBEd1ssalPjA/s1600/DeeFitzsimmons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1315" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNimMCUhLg-kJG-mXpHABEHeRj8ehW_P1xzQrN0ZjdJt83t_otxWfHl_42SGQ1PCxuMzNE0M3fxNO_QycrnLkCCdaNhakhoUqgSpx9iXpILdYbke_B0MHMvy43cNyCEitYbBEd1ssalPjA/s640/DeeFitzsimmons.jpg" width="528" /></a></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We met at the LLA, cat lover, world explorer, and dear friend.</span></span><span style="text-align: start;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: start;">She is fellow photo club member and dear sweet friend. He is recovering from surgery.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She had herbs from </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">her garden for us — </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">chives, thyme, and lavender.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Met at LLA, tea-time organizer, and a dear friend. Been married 50 years!</span></span><span style="text-align: start;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: start;">A very fine fellow photographer. Seems like we’ve known each other all our lives.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: start;"><b>THOUGHT </b>- </span><span style="font-style: italic; text-align: start;">2020 quarantine camping in my driveway: not as scenic as travelling the beautiful Michigan roadways--but currently much, much safer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We returned home from this Viking river cruise on June 1, 2019. So it has taken me 74 entries and a few days past a year to finish my Russian trip blog. I'm happy it is done, but also a little sad because it was so much fun reviewing and re-living the trip. Such an interesting country. Plus I learned more about Russia during research along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My fun friend Jerolyn, who has visited Russia 16 times and helped us prepare for this trip, got us involved with the Kalamazoo Russian Club. She was also instrumental in creating a "sister city" relationship between Pushkin, Russia and Kalamazoo, and having Russian artists display and sell their works here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The club invited us to give a slide show presentation at one of their meetings. It was well-received with lots of oohs and aahs for the photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And also this fictional history book I grabbed free at a Russian Club event. It jumps around a lot in time and place, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and a little bit of a bodice ripper. But </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a good mystery page-turner. I enjoyed that it was set in several places we have visited--SP, Amsterdam, NYC. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most importantly we kept in touch with our new riverboat friends Donna and Jim (left) of the Columbus, Ohio area. Mike's sister Kathy lives near there also and when we last visited Jim and Kathy (middle), we all met for dinner at the Pearl Restaurant. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then later they stopped by Kalamazoo for a quick visit. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was so good to see them on both occasions and review our wonderful travels to Russia. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Although pricey, we highly recommended a visit to Russia on Viking river cruise. Although at first I had apprehensions, it was all wonderful. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, that is a wrap on Russia.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't know what I'll write about in this blog next. No trips planned due to C-19, but maybe will go back and review trips from before I started the blog. Not sure I can remember details, but we have some great photos to share. Please check back periodically.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">Random shots of people seen throughout Russia. In native dress, at work, on the street. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica";">My favorite kind of photos. At a bus stop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">We saw little graffiti in Russia, but happen to catch this shot in SP during one of our bus rides. We weren't close by, but for some reason the three kids here got spooked and started running away right about this time. Is it a cat?</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875646741931359536.post-67659875120946542512020-06-17T20:50:00.001-05:002020-06-18T08:10:44.132-05:00Russia 2019 (72) - ALONG THE RIVER<div style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Rather than an email, go here for a better view of this blog entry: <a href="http://www.trippingwithmikeanddeb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.TrippingWithMikeAndDeb.blogspot.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">. 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Most I can't identify. 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To follow, sign-up at the bottom of this page to receive email notices when new blogs are posted.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXX_w2mkael73k4Y5p3bMjSlqm3m-l11e3cTkw8g-2X1a5IRxPh8zJ-YPl7bZbkvPbWISEGTR4tKR5WC0rFYk9pOt6VMm-50sH_TaS9NE47HxqlPT51x0i3MsOPS90JRsAGPKDw8ZEBHG/s1600/93d51045ee407d6e1417b4c6ceabe3e3-decorative-cornered-line-divider-by-vexels.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="35" data-original-width="474" height="15" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXX_w2mkael73k4Y5p3bMjSlqm3m-l11e3cTkw8g-2X1a5IRxPh8zJ-YPl7bZbkvPbWISEGTR4tKR5WC0rFYk9pOt6VMm-50sH_TaS9NE47HxqlPT51x0i3MsOPS90JRsAGPKDw8ZEBHG/s200/93d51045ee407d6e1417b4c6ceabe3e3-decorative-cornered-line-divider-by-vexels.png" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Mike loves vehicles, especially planes and autos. Here are some interesting ones we saw on this trip.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Didn't know they allowed hookahs in Russia! A 2017 news article says "The Ministry of Health is going to ban vapes and hookahs to force everyone to give up smoking and start doing sports." Guess that didn't work well so far.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CRg-4ykzKqTtytr5EsgWi5czjPoRcCRUGwtekhAqTOwU-pJ2zfTUi_Qf7-_o0m5E-6b4ihT5ZvfhrT283o6SJAC8yVwTccKT8srf_FUtHgbHM8CsL6ji1wzhxLMuoE0ue2ds-tRnlfOT/s5137/IMG_9942.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3083" data-original-width="5137" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CRg-4ykzKqTtytr5EsgWi5czjPoRcCRUGwtekhAqTOwU-pJ2zfTUi_Qf7-_o0m5E-6b4ihT5ZvfhrT283o6SJAC8yVwTccKT8srf_FUtHgbHM8CsL6ji1wzhxLMuoE0ue2ds-tRnlfOT/w640-h384/IMG_9942.jpg" width="640" /></a><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Russians have Uber, too.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2k35ctlKpQw8XSsf8__mZboNUCP48bNfy0hsfTFgeN_GlJJVuI4l0wto3hCXm32KvGt593rKTwioT6ER-QaCH5M24A9uaKcroD3HLTrxRTzeIYPs_xgl8ke5-qu7drcYGRmBwz1vrkl0X/s3549/IMG_7554.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="3549" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2k35ctlKpQw8XSsf8__mZboNUCP48bNfy0hsfTFgeN_GlJJVuI4l0wto3hCXm32KvGt593rKTwioT6ER-QaCH5M24A9uaKcroD3HLTrxRTzeIYPs_xgl8ke5-qu7drcYGRmBwz1vrkl0X/w640-h338/IMG_7554.jpg" width="640" /></a><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="helvetica">Oligarch's story-and-a-half limo?</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymD24hMJ542oEjcjZlWQdtZmPxY3s-LaYx31-YTPFB9NIMuKc2xdJlYlkV5IBAsBjaAePWr_8Iuxd80dXesaFlQ1N4Mxg7iwiqQ3_FwI0wcGM2yd9WcBWJSWqSx0Y1JOP4fDNTyCNPfAE/s3481/IMG_7542.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3481" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymD24hMJ542oEjcjZlWQdtZmPxY3s-LaYx31-YTPFB9NIMuKc2xdJlYlkV5IBAsBjaAePWr_8Iuxd80dXesaFlQ1N4Mxg7iwiqQ3_FwI0wcGM2yd9WcBWJSWqSx0Y1JOP4fDNTyCNPfAE/w640-h220/IMG_7542.jpg" width="640" /></a><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Diplomatic license plate with white numbers on red background.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53UsVP7m94UyPjfD4pX9_-8q9x8L3jBWFLvLl_FkCxf1PoIRMnRBaiRjf_iFMCJPiqK9pe2EFJAY37-RRzUOe4vSvOqew70BXLZrE0axYyVcmpTIIUWAiAFmFZPiT8iqyZeR99u1lMYea/s4303/IMG_7043.jpg" style="clear: left; 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This ground-effect vehicle (GEV), specifically a Russian A-90 Orlyonok, </font><span style="font-family: helvetica;">was parked across the Moscow Canal from our dock</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. It is built to fly close to flat level surfaces, such as over water. It works through aerodynamic interaction between the wings and the surface.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTgFgdY77ZbVrK234SDtL6b34oXCBcCl1XW7yQg1KRHqmStvq-nkntML5EFOMQmp_GURW7U9dx0CjKj2-7TbsPp5SM8MGrg_IkU0_zQdXrhK22UVLhV38DpkAkaY6CktsdR7KSZiLoRq0/s4526/IMG_6859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2565" data-original-width="4526" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTgFgdY77ZbVrK234SDtL6b34oXCBcCl1XW7yQg1KRHqmStvq-nkntML5EFOMQmp_GURW7U9dx0CjKj2-7TbsPp5SM8MGrg_IkU0_zQdXrhK22UVLhV38DpkAkaY6CktsdR7KSZiLoRq0/w640-h362/IMG_6859.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="helvetica">This plane we saw on the way home. I asked Mike what it was and he said "nothing he had seen before." Seemed like a combo of B-747 in front, an extension in the middle, and a DC-10 in back. What a mystery!</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0Q49Y8REHORWpuG_8D-VHUlSDDNe_A7WF8Fs3W2TWiXokWM7btQzKExAYb-HgOGkZI7syNum7f-Qfo5k29udGfj8RxussrW6RzKSAmLnkmqitnr0YBfz4LSVvmiQMASipyzP3G-PCE2L/s3760/IMG_0655.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="3760" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0Q49Y8REHORWpuG_8D-VHUlSDDNe_A7WF8Fs3W2TWiXokWM7btQzKExAYb-HgOGkZI7syNum7f-Qfo5k29udGfj8RxussrW6RzKSAmLnkmqitnr0YBfz4LSVvmiQMASipyzP3G-PCE2L/w504-h254/IMG_0655.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><font face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="helvetica">Last, but not least, we saw this parked near our ship landing in SP. Looked like an old gypsy wagon. 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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mike was still not well and not hungry, so I enjoyed the last supper with by then dear friends Jim and Donna from Ohio. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Before we left </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">we gave some extra tip money and small gifts to our favorite servers (and room attendant). Then o</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ur restaurant servers (Ron, Dasha, and Gemma) gave us a surprise gift of a packet of menus and a pretty wood bead bracelet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">On the way back to our room, I settled our bill at the front desk--Mike's medical tab ($35) and fee for the vodka tasting event. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We had pre-paid our tips, so that was not added to our final bill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This was the view when I returned to our cabin. Sunset out the back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">And a little later out the front toward the Bolshoi (Big) Obukhovsky Bridge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Then Amsterdam (10:25) to Detroit, Michigan, USA (13:06) on Delta Airlines. This segment was in the Business Class compartment with the personal "pods" with full recline, cushy pillows and comforter, and great food. Among other courses, I had an entree of buratta lasagna with roasted fennel and arugula pesto. Dessert was raspberry macaron cake. Ummmm!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We had an on-time arrival in Detroit. Customs was a breeze as we had our Trusted Traveler passes. As we drove out of the airport we saw the Delta cargo hanger where Mike used to work (although then it was Northwest Airlines).</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwrQ_7iWCOyr63JarJGSGFLTG4VRr8ddrS1p8nDs-Ttg6v4GfRBdtOI3KoGS-ToqNHx5Dpw5EtcVKYNapSdt5lEHgxAXrIZZ6Xg-jR585CvPOc0LmI4WDbpFBZxbd6A-okPt0BdfGDv9l/s5184/IMG_0679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwrQ_7iWCOyr63JarJGSGFLTG4VRr8ddrS1p8nDs-Ttg6v4GfRBdtOI3KoGS-ToqNHx5Dpw5EtcVKYNapSdt5lEHgxAXrIZZ6Xg-jR585CvPOc0LmI4WDbpFBZxbd6A-okPt0BdfGDv9l/w640-h480/IMG_0679.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The drive home was uneventful. The best part was being reunited with our sweet Bella.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When you think of the House of Fabergé, what comes to mind are the imperial eggs given as Easter gifts from the last two tzars to their wives and others.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As we mentioned early on in this Russian trip blog, Moscow and SP are "rivalry" cities. One thorn in the crown of SP is they have one less egg than Moscow.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">By various accounts, there were 52 imperial eggs produced and 46 accounted for. The Kremlin Armory in Moscow has the largest collection of ten. Nine are in this museum. Some of them came to the museum after American Malcolm Forbes died and Viktor Vekselberg purchased them through his estate. Surprisingly, the third largest group are five eggs located at the Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (USA).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hard to choose which eggs to present here. Even in its simplicity, the very first egg, <i>T</i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><i>he Hen</i>, is beautiful. It was ordered by Tzar Alexander III as an Easter (1885) gift for his wife Maria Feodorovna. The tzarina was so taken by the gift that the tzar placed a standing order. His only demand was that each be unique and each have a surprise.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">In this case, the surprise came in five parts. The outer enameled egg shell, inside that the gold yolk, and inside that the gold hen with ruby eyes.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> Now lost, inside of that were a gold and diamond replica of the imperial crown and a tiny ruby pendant on a necklace.</span></span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Lo18_2-0" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.199999809265137px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"></sup><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">My favorite is the </span><i style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Lilies of the Valley </i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">egg (1898). For the surprise, you twist a gold-mounted pearl button and pictures of the Tzar and his two eldest daughters, Olga and Tatiana, elevate from the egg.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of the eggs have pictures of family members or favorite locations. This is the <i>Fifteenth Anniversary</i> egg from Nicholas II to wife Alexandra during Easter 1911.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bay Tree</i> or <i>Orange Tree</i> egg. It was given from Nicholas II to his mom the Dowager Empress Maria on Easter 1911.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Cuckoo Clock</i> or<i> Cockrell</i> egg (1900). It is also a music box.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">To learn more about Fabergé eggs, their locations, surprises, others that commissioned them, etc., go to: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faberg%C3%A9_egg#List_of_Faberg%C3%A9_imperial_Easter_eggs" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabergé_egg#List_of_Fabergé_imperial_Easter_eggs</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not imagine, however, the variety of other products the House of Fabergé created. Located in this collection are over 4,000 items. Here's a sampling. Ceramics / porcelain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">So Many clocks. This is the coral collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">And last but not least, miniatures. Fabergé made a number of miniatures including chairs, tables, piano, and sedan chair (gold, middle right).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This was at most five inches tall and just precious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font face="helvetica">This museum: <a href="https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/" target="_blank">https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/</a></font></span><br />
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<font face="helvetica"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The House of Fabergé history: </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Faberg%C3%A9" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Fabergé</a></font></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="helvetica"><b>An aside:</b> I think the tech term "Easter egg" must have come from these Fabergé eggs. It means an unexpected or undocumented bit of computer software code used to make a surprise or joke. Another example was Sunday June 7, 2020 newspaper comics included lots of "Easter eggs" related to the Black Lives Matters issue.</font></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The city of SP looked for privately-backed entities to restore palaces within the city. In return for their investment, the government would let those buildings be used rent-free for 49 years. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Victor Vekselberg (reportedly the 119th richest person in the world by Forbes in 2019) and his Link of Times Foundation took on the challenge. So the State owns the building, but </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">this museum collection is privately owned. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Vekselberg and his group tackled the restoration of the late 18th-century neoclassical Naryshkin-Shuvalov Palace. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Not as big as the royal palaces, of course, but quite impressive. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The museum opened in 2013. Read more on the palace's interesting history here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuvalov_Palace" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuvalov_Palace</a>. A hint, one owner was the mistress of Tzar Alexander I for 13 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now heading down the stairs to the Lower Gardens and parklands. Along the way, we saw displays of damage done to the palace and grounds during WW II. Again, a huge restoration obviously followed to get to their fabulous current condition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No way to see all the beauty here in the time allotted. There is over one square km (about ⅔ square miles) of space. We toured mostly the east side of the canal. With no map on hand (get one before you go in), we just wandered the paths. We kept our eyes on the palace to keep our bearings. I mean you could really get lost in this forest / parkland.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This Chessboard Hill Cascade was another spectacular site. Green dragons at top coming out of their "cave."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Great Orangery Pavilion. Although it looks like a palace, it was originally utilized to grow grapevines, melons, citrus plants, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Orangery Fountain, man vs. sea monster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lots of flowers blooming--tulips, daffodils, and more. Another pathway following the white fencing to get from the Palace to the Lower Gardens for those that cannot take the steps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now walking down Trick Fountain Water Road. The trick for this one is you are enticed to rest on the benches beneath the umbrella, but at some point "rain" sprinkles all around you. You have to wait it out or get wet departing. There were at least two other trick fountains. One looked like a grove of pine trees and the other was a tall oak tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Museum of the West Aviary. There's also an East Aviary. The idea of the aviaries was conceived by PtG from the beginning of the gardens. He had observed them in France and also saw bird-houses in Moscow's gardens. Exotic and song birds were housed here in summer. They miraculously were not damaged during the war. As the path leading to it was closed, we could not see if there were birds inside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the Sun Fountain (aviary in back) in a large pond. It was meant to attract water fowl. Originally there were also huge sturgeon swimming here that were brought in from the River Volga. These were other </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ideas of PtG. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The brass ball in the middle spirts water in a pinwheel fashion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nearby is the Palace Monplaisir. Colorful gardens surround it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Within the Monplaisir Garden are four Cloche ("bells" in French) Fountains. This one is the Faun with Kid Fountain</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">. It is a copy of an original from the first century BC. Water flowing from the sculpture forms water bells.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gardeners working.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As we reached the Gulf of Finland, we could see SP in the distance. That is the 87-story skyscraper Lakhta Center on the horizon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Out on the bay were several boats. I imagine these are the hydrofoils that transport visitors from the quays near the Hermitage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This lighthouse was near the canal entrance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I touched the Gulf of Finland.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This statue on the Sea Terrace is Neptune. It has the "touch me and you'll have good luck" superstition going. So, why not, I touched those toes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see how shiny they are from so much hopeful touching action.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Time was getting short and skies were getting gray. We sauntered back to the meeting place through the souvenir peddlers. It started raining at that point. Our timing was great, as it had been sunny and pleasant up to til then.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1PdNIGbfUTJWrLrYC9gMB2GYBV2NHjnALsY4etDeQf8NWrth-jrleLOcWHLZbDFDzigAMup_sF8Xise21HEn_vcckwglIUVYrG4CYTeERSWcOLPQCA726hIc_Gz2xBLJWwAdWXKjLeG6/s1600/IMG_0318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1183" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1PdNIGbfUTJWrLrYC9gMB2GYBV2NHjnALsY4etDeQf8NWrth-jrleLOcWHLZbDFDzigAMup_sF8Xise21HEn_vcckwglIUVYrG4CYTeERSWcOLPQCA726hIc_Gz2xBLJWwAdWXKjLeG6/s200/IMG_0318.jpg" width="147" /></a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vadim (our fave) was our guide for the Lower Gardens. After shopping time, we met him on the lovely back terrace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First we viewed the back of the palace. Just as beautiful as the front. This was the centerpiece, a balcony looking over the entire green space.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here trying for a photo encompassing the length of the palace and terrace. No lens wide enough on my camera. This is the west end. There are 10 terrace fountains coming down the slope from the palace, five on each side. The gold likeness may be of Bacchus or Neptune (?).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Beyond that end, see the Church of Saints Peter and Paul with its five domes. Four of the five children of Nicholas II and Alexandra were born at Peterhof and all five were baptized here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Turn around (now looking north) and see a magnificent garden view with its over 100 fountains. It reaches from the checkerboard terrace down to the Gulf of Finland. Each side of the canal is a Voronikhn Colonnade with gold dome and three vase-shaped fountains on each roof. The one on the east side (right) held a glockenspiel (musical instrument with crystal bells) set in motion by water. Later, a water "organ" was placed in the west colonnade.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Along the balustrade there were numerous huge urns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Titled <i>Samson Rending Open the Jaws of the Lion</i>. It celebrates PtG's victory over the Swedes for this very land. Eight dolphins frolic at his feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gold statues everywhere. Many of characters from mythology--Venus, Pan, Olympius, Pandora, Perseus, Galatea, satyrs, cupids, and busts representing the four seasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See the under fountain grotto built in tufa rock (dark arches). We could not visit or see into them, but inside are more gold statues and fountains. Lower center is the<i> Pool of the Sea Canal </i>statue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Dressing Room with <i>Portrait of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna</i> by Charles Van Loo (1760). Silk fabric was used on wallpaper, curtains, and upholstery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Empress's Study.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Passage or Standard Room. A connector way from the public to the private rooms of the royals. The big painting is PtG and Minerva. We saw one like this in the Winter Palace in the Throne Room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Room for "Cavaliers in Attendance." Cavaliers and higher ranked guards stood on duty here in front of CtG's private quarters entrance. Delft heating stove and doors fit for a royal entrance or exit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Large Blue Drawing Room (previously the Blue Dining Room)</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chandelier. Imagine wax candles here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fine porcelain and Delft heating stove.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gotta love all the wallpapers, mostly silk (not paper).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southern Suite - The Third Reserve Room. These rooms were often used for guests.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Fourth Reserve Room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I loved this window treatment. It may have been in the Oak Study.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the last rooms we entered was the Oak Study of PtG. Some of his personal belongs are still here. Among them are a traveling clock, two cabinet desks with secret compartments, a book titled "PtG's Decrees from 1714 to 28th January 1725," and a globe. It is a square room with a low ceiling, oak wood shutters, and carved panels. Quite manly, but cozy! </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This was our last inside stop.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I must say this was the most organized of all our palace / church tours. Most rooms had signage in Russian and English, so I just took a photo of the sign, instead of doing a lot of note-taking or research later. The only problem was most signs also had a no-stopping symbol. We could not stop to really take it all in or take a great photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Peterhof covers a total of 600+ hectares (1,483 acres), much of it beautiful parklands and gardens. Also, on the grounds PtG and his successors built some 30 palaces and pavilions. The main "Great Palace" was built first (between 1714-1721) as a summer residence for the royals. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some photos from our interior tour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The mural on the ceiling furthers the impression of vastness by opening to the sky. It is titled <i>Parnassus</i>, the Greek home of </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">poetry, literature, and learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">PtG collected wartime paintings. This is titled <i>Burning of the Turkish Fleet in the Chesme Harbour </i>by J. Ph. Hackaert (1772).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Throne Room with painting <i>Equestrian Portrait of Catherine the Great</i> by V. Erichsen (1762), riding her favorite horse Brilliant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fireplace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">The White Dining Room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Entrance to the Chinese Lobbies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Boudoir or Partridge Drawing Room (because of the wallpaper). Conversations with an intimate circle held here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many beautiful parquet floors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Divan Room. Notice the small white dog under the center table. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is a realistic sculpture of CtG's pet Zemira, an Italian greyhound, sitting on a pillow (from the Imperial Porcelain Factory, 1779).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today was our last day of touring and we saw two doozy venues. In the morning, we toured Peterhof (or Peter's Court) at Petergof (25 k or 16 miles outside of SP).</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We took a bus of course, but you can also take a hydrofoil from a quay near the Hermitage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On our way we crossed the River Neva one more time. We could see our ship docked amongst a bevy of boats. Not sure which was ours. Just depicting the huge amount of riverboat tourist traffic in Russia these days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Honestly, I'll only be able to show-and-tell one little chip off the ol' "Thunder Stone"-sized block of interesting history found here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before entering Peterhof we had a few minutes to browse the Upper Gardens. These 15 hectares (37 acres) are on the same level as the main palace entrance. Lovely lakes, fountains, and greenery abound. Aerial photo of upper gardens at: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/454230312417250907/" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/454230312417250907/</a> (palace up top).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These two friends were the ladies that asked me to dinner on our first night on the ship. Mike was pooped and I went alone to eat. They graciously asked me to join them. I really like this photo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the beginning this was called the Kitchen Garden, as vegetables and herbs were grown here for cooking. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the distance you can see another church renovation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The wrapping was interesting, almost like a wedding cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the Russian empire crest (1721-1917) atop the roof at Peterhof. It encompasses the 3-D version of the double eagle, which represents domination over the East and the West. A crown tops each eagle head and one large crown is above them. The claws hold the imperial scepter and orb.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It got its name to honor Alexander II who was assassinated on this site. I guess his blood that was spilt.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was quite lavishly decorated. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The art in the center arch is a mosaic. There is also a small chapel across the street that is open 24/7 for worshippers</span></div>
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We could pay to go into the museum or wander the area. I meandered through the nearby park to see what people were doing. There was a kiddie amusement park, food (corn on the cob) and souvenir peddlers, and lots of benches for chit-chat or relaxing. Birds twittered and squirrels scampered. It felt peaceful after all the running, touring, bussing, and time-tabling of the last two weeks.</div>
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More photo opportunities to mix with the "imperials." I loved seeing these folks dressed in period attire. Made the history of the place all the more real.</div>
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Nearby was the Senate and Synod Building with its columns and arches, built 1829-1834. See a great overall photo and short history at: <a href="http://www.saint-petersburg.com/buildings/senate-and-synod-building/" target="_blank">http://www.saint-petersburg.com/buildings/senate-and-synod-building/</a></div>
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At the end of the park I found this famous statue of Peter the Great, commissioned by Catherine the Great. Notice her name is a little bigger font than his!! The title of this sculpture is "The Bronze Horseman" and comes from a poem of the same name by Pushkin (1833). </div>
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The artist was Étienne Falconet, except for PtG's face. That was fashioned by an 18-year old apprentice named Marie-Ann Collot. Design began in 1866, casting took twelve years, and the statue was unveiled to the public in 1782. </div>
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The statue is 6 m (20 feet) tall. It displays PtG on his horse, pointing toward the River Neva. His horse is trampling a long serpent which is interpreted in various ways. One says the serpent represents treachery and evil. Another says it represents PtG's enemies.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabdilmqn90t1xpeas1cj0qZ8A_RAbZeyTP2aklfbspQlR_AhZlmBkDqAk2WmkHjACxxPB56FFTGitUXY35Ob16T8sUdpTz4KJU0rucFinQKbKtmn_Jd2zLc89gXYBk0_wkRIzJPa7HlQ_/s1600/IMG_0064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1137" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabdilmqn90t1xpeas1cj0qZ8A_RAbZeyTP2aklfbspQlR_AhZlmBkDqAk2WmkHjACxxPB56FFTGitUXY35Ob16T8sUdpTz4KJU0rucFinQKbKtmn_Jd2zLc89gXYBk0_wkRIzJPa7HlQ_/s640/IMG_0064.jpg" width="454" /></a></div>
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The enormous pedestal called the "Thunder Stone" is almost as famous as the statue. It represents a cresting wave. It is an additional 7 m (25 feet) tall and weighs 1,500 tons and is the largest boulder ever moved by humans (although it was carved down to its current size during transport).<br />
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It was moved 6 km (3.75 miles) overland from the Lakhta area to a shipping port along the River Neva. Read more interesting info regarding the Stone here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Horseman" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Horseman</a> and move down.</div>
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Our bus was parked in a "bus only" zone. As we pulled out of that angled spot an Uber driver was illegally parked along side. Our driver did not see it and, oops, kaboom. I was worried it would take forever to sort out the red tape, but after about 20 minutes we were on our way back to the Akun.</div>
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After dinner that night, we viewed a Cossack folk song and dance show. Marina (our vodka tasting hostess a few days before) offered us a final vodka toast during intermission. Not sure why she was so shy on this occasion.</div>
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We saw the big balalaika.<br />
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The little balalaika and lovely peasant costumes.<br />
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The grand finale was the Russian Cossack dancers. I was a little disappointed because the low kicks only lasted about 15 seconds. But I should not complain as I couldn't even do one kick if I tried my very best.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the fortress we continued our city tour--a little of this and that. This town encompasses 101 islands, 66 canals, and 342 bridges. It is a mix of Russian and Western European architecture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We crossed numerous bridges throughout our stay in SP. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All but one bridge </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(the Big or Bolshoi Obukhovsky)</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">along the River Neva must open to allow water traffic passage. This is </span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">only</b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> done between 02:00-05:00-ish during the early morning. The Finland Railway bridge is a lift bridge. The bridge surface moves up and down vertically on towers to let ships and boats pass under.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Peter the Great is a drawbridge. See the towers on the back side which operate the "gates." Double gates are located between the two arches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is one of two Greek Revival Rostral Columns (a kind of victory column). They are located where the River Neva spits in two. Atop, torches (like lighthouses) originally warned of the dangerous change in the river. Today they are only lit (with gas lines) on holidays and special occasions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alexander Kiken Hall, one of the oldest buildings in SP. It has had many uses--a personal mansion, original "cabinet of curiosities" later transferred to the Kunstkamera Museum (blogged about previously), office of the Horse Guards, and currently a music school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most of the gold you have seen throughout this blog was originally gold leaf, but now just gold paint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One highlight of the city tour was the Saints Peter and Paul Fortress. This was built on land captured from Sweden and SP's oldest defensive citadel. It was built in 1703 on Hare Island and is a formidable monument to PtG's reign.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As we neared the fortress, we saw the back of the Winter Palace and Hermitage Museum across the Neva River. Just as beautiful on this side as on the Palace Square side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We saw signs advertising events or exhibits coming to the area. Wish I could read Russian.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inside the complex we saw the Mint building, one of the oldest industrial enterprises in SP. It dates back to the 1720s and continues to produce commemorative coins and state awards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Middle above and left below is the Boathouse Pavilion. It was originally built to house PtG's Dinghy, a small sailboat used by the young tzar to learn naval principles on the lakes nearby Moscow. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That boat was kept here between 1767-1931. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keep in mind that PtG founded the Russian Navy, so that boat was significant to him and to Russia's history. Currently, a smaller replica resides there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Above to the right is the Saints Peter and Paul (patron saints of the fortress) Cathedral built 1712-1733. Its tower is the tallest Orthodox church bell tower in the world.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The interior of the cathedral is absolutely gorgeous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Or decorated with paintings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The last room we saw was the Chapel of Saint Catherine the Martyr, located in lower right of diagram above. It is a memorial to the last tzar of Russia Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, their four daughters (Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia ), their hemophilic son Alexei, and a few loyal servants. Not sure why I got all emotional here these many years later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All were murdered i</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n Yekaterinburg </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">soon after the Revolution of 1917. Their remains were discovered after 60 years and positively identified through DNA investigation. Their combined remains were laid to rest on July 17, 1998 in this modest chapel. That was the 80th anniversary of their murder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Exiting the cathedral we spied the cathedral guard cat, a gorgeous calico. A guard was guarding the guard cat as it cat-napped. We were not allowed to pet. Brought our Bella cat to mind. Glad we were nearing the end of our journey, so we could see her again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Catherine Palace's three connected parks cover 600 hectares (1,483 acres). Scattered throughout this large tract are water features and out buildings decorated in various styles </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gothic, Turkish, Chinese, "Neptune," etc)</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. We had a partial tour and then could stroll the paths on our own for a bit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Grotto Pavilion. A lot of ocean art features incorporated in the design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We couldn't go inside. Well, we could go in, but could not get out until the live concert going on there was finished. But I got a camera shot through the door. The acoustics were fabulous, even from outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was the Little Hermitage Pavilion at Catherine I's palace. It was surround by a moat for extra privacy. The dining room had a number of special features. The table could be raised or lowered from flat floor level to table height. One's individual serving position could be raised and lowered as well. You would put your menu or drink order on your serving spot. It would lower down to the kitchen level and be processed. Your completed order would be raised back up and ready to eat. This allowed total privacy for guests, so servants could not overhear conversations. I wish we could have gone inside this one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More photos and info at: </span><a href="http://www.saint-petersburg.com/pushkin/catherine-palace/" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">http://www.saint-petersburg.com/pushkin/catherine-palace/</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It took over three centuries (18-20th) to create this majestic palace and gardens. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The complex has a mixture of architectural (</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">baroque to rococo to art nouveau</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> ) </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and landscaping (English to French to freeform) styles with influence from many countries. Tzars and tzarinas enjoyed the pleasures of the palace for many years. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After the Revolution of 1917, the property was converted into a museum. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then, it took only 28 months during the Great Patriotic War (WW II) to almost completely destroy the complex. Gardens were turned into trenches and foxholes. Bridges, dams, and cascades in the town and park lands were partially demolished, not to mention untold damage to the palace itself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The German invasion was halted by the Russian army in winter of 1941. In April 1944, the Council of People's Commissars decreed to restore and preserve the complex. Vintage paintings, sketches, and photos helped to achieve the original look. The first halls opened in 1959 for exhibition. Restoration continues as 20,000 visitors per day pass through these halls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As we exited the building we went through the original Staff Hall. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was lined with photos of war damage...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">...and famous people that have visited here. There's Liza Minelli in the bottom row.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Outside the sun was shining as we strolled the grounds and viewed interesting and varied pavilions</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I could imagine romantic walks along the pathways, enjoying nature's finest of flora and fauna.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On our right was the Catherine the Great addition--the Cameron Gallery, circa 1785. Remember the original structure and name of this edifice was for Catherine 1, second wife of PtG. CtG wanted this addition because she felt the original structure was too old-fashioned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jerolyn, a Kalamazoo friend who visited Russia 16 times (Pushkin is her fave city), told us about her friend Vladimir Vereschagin (1949-still alive) who </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">often sells art here. It turns out he had exhibited his work in Kalamazoo a few years back and Mike and I had purchased two pieces from him. We looked for him at the palace, but didn't see him there that day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope he doesn't mind if we show off his art here. He is on several websites, so Google his full name.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ceiling murals there.</span><br />
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In WW II, the city of Pushkin (all but 10 buildings burned) and this palace were devastated by German troops. Although over 54,000 artifacts were evacuated to interior cities or buried in parks, the palace itself was nearly destroyed. For about 2-½ years the Germans used it as barracks for soldiers, offices, and horse stables. Much of the wood from furniture and decor was burned for heat. Here's a painting of what the place looked like after the war. </div>
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This is probably the biggest restoration in history and it is not finished. Floors collapsed and gaps in the roof. Only 10 of 55 halls escaped full-fledged burning. Those last ten were partially burned.</div>
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Later the palace was restored, but the two "dark" angels you see here were left in their original post-war condition to remind everyone how bad of shape the palace was. All of the remaining gold throughout the palace looked like the two angels, covered in smoke and soot.</div>
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Stories vary, but here's my research account. An attempt was made to evacuate the Amber Room, but in trying to remove panels, the amber facing began to crumble. The decision was made to glue whole panels with gauze and batting and then store in the basement of the palace for protection. After the war, however, those panels were never found.<br />
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From 1985-2003, this room was reproduced from scratch as closely as possible to the original. I had always imagined large slabs of amber, but it was more mosaic style with various colors (orange, yellow, red, green, white) and sizes. We could not take a pix of this room, but two rooms down I took a pix looking back and got a tiny slice of the Amber Room in the shot.<br />
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You can kind of see how big the amber pieces are. Maybe the size of your hand was the biggest.<br />
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There were a number of these amazing Delft ceramic fireplaces throughout the palace. They were manufactured in the Netherlands. There were two of these in the Great Hall, one on each side of the door. Glad they weren't destroyed.</div>
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Portrait room.</div>
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Chevaliers' Dining Room.</div>
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Porcelain in this dining room.</div>
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Yes, one more. This one is the Green Dining. Looked like giant cameos on the walls. </div>
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The Oriental Room.<br />
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Details of a few of the lovely items found here. The Romanov imperial crest--double headed eagle.<br />
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Chess set.<br />
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Wall decor. The red slabs are some kind of stone...maybe rhodonite.<br />
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Spinet.<br />
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Clock.<br />
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Gold everywhere. What a time-consuming job. Those gilders must have been very busy.<br />
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Of course, on the way out we were directed through the gift shop. Some amazing chunks of amber.</div>
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Engraved crystal. This one honoring Empress Elizabeth.</div>
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On to the grounds behind the palace...the back yard, so to speak.<br />
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<b>AN ASIDE:</b> Catherine translates in Russia to Ekaterine. The town of Yekaterineburg was named in honor of Catherine I (PtG's wife). It is also the town where Nicholas II (last tzar of Russia) and family were murdered after the Revolution of 1917.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is an aerial view from the back looking toward the front gate of Catherine's Palace (from <a href="http://saint-petersburg.com/" target="_blank">Saint-Petersburg.com</a>). Lyceum is to the right. Not shown to the left is Catherine the Great's more modern addition and the gardens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is our ticket into Catherine's Palace. This is not Catherine the Great, but Catherine I (PtG's second wife). She ruled Russia for two years after her husband's death. The palace is located in Pushkin (or Tsarskoye Selo), about 15 miles south of SP. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In 1717, it started as a modest two-story structure commissioned by PtG for Catherine's summer time pleasure. In 1743, her daughter Empress Elizabeth (father was PtG) decided to demolish the original structure and build a much grander edifice in the Rococo style. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not only was Elizabeth extravagant in her home-style taste, but also in her wardrobe. She is said to have owned 2,000 pairs of shoes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here was our side entrance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Imperial Lyceum, yellow rounded neoclassical building, was nearby. Tsar Alexander I founded this educational institution in 1811. The goal was for children of the upper class to be schooled here and later be ready for assignments to important government positions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the first graduates was the </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">famous Russian poet </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alexander Pushkin (whom this town was named after). It is attached to the palace with an arch and bridge. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In 1844, the Lyceum institution was moved to SP.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once through the fancy iron gate we saw the expansive front yard of the palace. I</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t was surrounded by a crescent of stables and guards quarters. At night these floodlights shine on the palace. I'm sure it is a splendid sight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is detail of the formal palace entrance. Imagine carriages pulling through and up the drive to attend a masquerade party or diplomatic meeting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A grand palace, indeed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can see the onion domes of the Church of the Resurrection within the palace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before starting the palace tour, we all put booties over our shoes to protect the floors. Looked like a bunch of elf feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We had just enough time for dinner before heading to the ballet. Mike took a break from this, but there was no way I was missing out. I got dressed up and wore my new amber necklace for the event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not the Bolshoi in Moscow, but still exciting to go to the Old Mariinsky Theatre, SP's premier ballet, opera, and orchestra house. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This theatre, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">neoclassical in design,</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> opened on 2 October 1860 and was named for Empress Maria Alexandrovna (wife of Tsar Alexander II). There is a bust of the Empress in the lobby.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These gentlemen were ushers and crowd control. I was trying to get a good pix of them and took so many shots that I think they were a little suspicious. This is a bit fuzzy, but best I could do.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The theatre interior has an Italian-style auditorium with five balconies. It seats 1,625.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were individual seats closer to the main floor / orchestra pit. We were seated in the belle-etage (beautiful floor in French) area. This was just behind the main floor. Some might call it the dress circle. Here bench-style seats were in a curved configuration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PtG and Catherine the Great probably sat here, but empty today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The performance was Tchaikovsky's <i>Swan Lake</i>--a fantasy love story. Google it, if you are not familiar. It was in three acts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The performance was absolutely breathtaking--dance, costume, music, scenery. It couldn't feel more "Russian." We could not take photos during, but it was ok to take one at the end during the exit bow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Getting our coats was a scramble.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was almost willing to give up mine in trade for the beautiful claim check.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outside at night the theatre was stunning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Vault is another huge complex that houses the most valuable items of the Hermitage that are not on display. It has the highest security. W</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e had to check all our belongings as soon as we arrived.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> We were not allowed to take photos other than in the lobby. Here's a photo of the complex.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We had a little time to browse the gift shop before the tour.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There were a few art pieces in the lobby as well. I liked this one with the imperial carriage and cat on the "globe."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A historian led us on this tour. We went through heavily secured checkpoints with coded door locks and uniformed guards. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was also temperature and humidity controlled. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Elevators were huge to accommodate many of the sizable works.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We saw the wax likeness of PtG that was originally at his Kunstkammer Museum (mentioned in an earlier blog). Yes, his head, feet, and shoulders were realistically small compared to his 2m 4cm (6'8") height and body stature. It was dressed in clothes that he actually wore during his reign between 1682-1725.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As a special treat, we were allowed to step into a tapestry tent given to Catherine the Great in 1792 by a Turkish sultan as a diplomatic gift. It was so large it contained five rooms. Outside was camouflage; inside was silk, wool, cashmere, and gold thread. The weave was so tightly made that it would repel bullets. Its total weight was 400 kilos (882 pounds).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We did not get to see them, but there are 14 restoration workshops here. The largest team is 30 and the smallest is three. Students in training from universities work beside seasoned professionals. This example of a repair was in the lobby. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notice the left side arm and leg.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Talk about impressive ... it is an understatement in regard to the neoclassical General Staff Buildings. It is two buildings reaching </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">580 meters (⅓ of a mile) in length, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">joined in the center by a majestic arch (photos in previous blog)</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">. At this time, four other neighboring buildings are adjoined as well. Here is a model of</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> the complex</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The eastern wing currently houses the headquarters of the Western Military District. The western wing is an extension to the Hermitage Museum housing the 19th and 20th-century Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Matisse, Picasso, and more contemporary collections</span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">. The six buildings are connected by five huge glass-roofed atriums.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">This is what I mean by large scale. The doors above allowed this piece to come into the atrium area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">And, oh, the lovely art. BTW--Outside of France this is the largest collection of Impressionist art. Again, I can only show a few examples. </span></span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Here is <i>Self Portrait in a Cap</i> </span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">by Cézanne circa 1873.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Spring Eternal</i> by Auguste Rodin circa 1884.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>In London</i> by Charles Hoffbauer circa 1907.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Tahitian Pastorale </i>by Paul Gauguin circa 1898.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">French <i>a</i>ctress and model <i>Lady Jeanne Samary </i>by Pierre-Auguste Renoir circa 1881.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bronze <i>Still Life with Watermelon </i>sculpture by Fernando Botero circa 1977.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Palace Square was constructed between 1819-1829. The architect was Italian Carlo Rossi (not the wine guy). On the north side (right below) is the Winter Palace a</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd on the left is the corner of the huge yellow General Staff Building (also designed by Rossi in 1829). The Admiralty building </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(one of the first built in SP) </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and garden, and the Royal Guards' General Staff building are located here as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Historic events took place in this enormous square. I</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n 1905,</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the Bloody Sunday Massacre occurred. Unarmed workers protested outside the palace and then hundreds were killed and wounded by imperial forces. The October Revolution of 1917 also took place here, when the last tzar (Nicholas II) was dethroned. Today it is used for peaceful events like festivals, concerts, or generally gatherings.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the center of the square is the Alexander Column, honoring Russia's Victory over Napoleon's France in 1812.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ironically French-born Auguste de Montferrand was the architect. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is 47.4 meters (almost 156 feet) tall and weighs 600 tons. Miraculously no cranes were used to stand it upright. It is topped with an angel that is said to have a face much like that of Alexander I.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also, you'll find photo opportunities, for a price. You can couple up with folks in period dress, just like in Times Square-NYC. Only there you can have your photo taken with The Naked Guy, Elmo, Sponge Bob Squarepants, Batman, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another photo op. Period horse and carriages. They look really cool in front of the palace. I wonder if you could hire a ride around the square or just for photos? Either way, we did not have the time or inclination.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The General Staff Building is quite impressive, with it size and </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">crescent-shaped neoclassical</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> style</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. It houses government offices and the more modern collection of the Hermitage Museum. It curves along the southern side of the square. You can see a triumphal arch, similar to those in Western Europe. Here is a small part of it and our lovely, perky tour guide Larissa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This statue titled <i>Glory in Her Chariot of Victory</i> above the arch with six horses reminded us of the one with four horses over Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. It honors the victory of Russia over Napoleon in the Patriotic War of 1812.</span><br />
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See a cool aerial view of the square here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_Square" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_Square</a>.<br />
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Next we enter the General Staff Building to see the more modern collections of the Hermitage.</div>
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