Final Day in St. Petersburg RUSSIA
06/June/2009 06:07 PM Filed in: Tourist
Today is our last day in St. Petersburg, Russia. In fact, as I sit here in the “Card Room” composing this blog entry, I can hear and feel the rumble of the ship’s engines which means our ship is sailing once again. Strangely enough, as we leave the skies have cleared and we are enjoying the sail away under blue skies. But, the day didn’t start like this. It started out as is has for all of our three days here...cold and rainy. But, that didn’t dampen our spirits as we took on another tour as escorts, this time to Peterhof and the palaces of Peter the Great’s youngest daughter Olga and his wife. Bob and I went to the same place again, but on separate buses. I only had a small group to keep together, so it was a breeze compared to my Catherine the Great Palace adventure. It was a 4 hour tour through the two palaces and then through the gardens. You are not able to take pictures of the palace interiors, so my pictures of the palaces are limited to the outdoors. The gardens were my favourite part. I didn’t even mind the rain because the views were so magnificent. Pictures can barely do it justice. But, I’ve attempted to bring you along with me so that you can taste of bit of the magnificence. Once we got back to the ship, we were too late for lunch in casual dining room, called the Tapas on the Terrace, so we had a great burger at Waves, with a smoothie and now we’re working on getting caught up on emails, blogs and other little tasks. I’ve managed to finish off 2 books already and am on my third which, if you know me well, know that that’s a big deal! Tomorrow we’ll be in Tallinn, Estonia again and will likely roam the old town again while we look fervently for an internet cafe with high speed so that you can actually read this blog. Let’s hope we find one, or else you’ll be reading this when we’re back in Canada again!
A view of another cathedral from the palace grounds
Olga’s Palace-daughter of Peter the Great
Our groups meet in the Gardens
The Palace of Peter the Great at Peterhof, his private gardens.
Garden views
Looking down from the Palace to the Baltic Sea!
The Checkerboard Fountain
A view of another cathedral from the palace grounds
Olga’s Palace-daughter of Peter the Great
Our groups meet in the Gardens
The Palace of Peter the Great at Peterhof, his private gardens.
Garden views
Looking down from the Palace to the Baltic Sea!
The Checkerboard Fountain