st petersburg

St Petersburg, called the Venice of the North. Also an amazing city, with amazing architecture and history. Many beautiful cathedrals and churches, where we could see the tombs of many powerful, historical people. For example Tsar Nicholas II and his family who got executed after the revolution in Russia, and Peter the Great.

Then of course we got to see the Winter Palace, which must be most impressive building I've seen so far. The palace was wonderful with all it's decorated rooms with high ceilings. Some of the ballrooms was just taken right out of a Disney movie. You could imagine the woman walking around in the hallways and rooms with their beautiful dresses, or dancing during a ball. It also consists the Hermitage Museum, which has one of the biggest art collections in the world with 3 millions works of art. The Hermitage Museum is comparable with the Louvre in Paris. Many impressing pieces of art by famous artists.

We also got to see the Catherine Palace, also called the Summer Palace. Another beautiful palace but not as impressive as the Winter Palace. Although, Catherine Palace is not fully restored after the second world war so we could only visit some parts of it. There is a recreation of the famous Amber Room in Catherine Palace. A room completely covered with amber, sometimes referred to as the "Eight Wonder of the World".

Annabelle and I at a bar.

The Winter Palace on the right.

One of the many 'rooms' in the Winter Palace.

A hallway in the Winter Palace.

The Catherine Palace.

The impressive Amber Room in Catherine Palace.

More pictures from Moscow and St Petersburg can be seen here and here.