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I arrived in Moscow on March 5, and spent the day there, visiting Red Square and seeing Roméo & Juliette. Unfortunately, I left my camera in my bag at the train station! So my pictures begin with my second day, after taking the overnight train to St. Petersburg.
After checking in at my hostel, I spent the day at the Hermitage and two related museums - Peter the Great's Winter Palace and the Menshikov Palace, and walked along the Neva to get a feel for the city.
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 | The "Red Arrow" overnight train from Moscow to St. Petersburg |
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 | The Nord Hostel in St. Petersburg |
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 | My room in the hostel |
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 | The view out the hostel window towards Nevsky Prospekt |
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 | Looking the other way, towards Dvortsovaya pl |
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 | Bol Morskaya ul - the hostel is on the right and the arch at the end leads to Dvortsovaya pl |
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 | Looking through the arch from Bol Morskaya ul at the Palace |
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 | Dvortsovaya pl - the Alexander Column and the Winter Palace |
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 | Approaching the entrance to the Winter Palace |
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 | The Jordan staircase in the Winter Palace |
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 | Another view of the beautiful Jordan staircase |
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 | Golden troika that belonged to the Royal Family |
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 | One of the many beautiful golden chandeliers in the Palace |
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 | Sitting room in the Imperial Apartments of Nicholas II |
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 | Nicholas II's study |
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 | Throne room with Peter the Great's throne |
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 | St. George's Hall or the Great Throne Room in the Palace |
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 | Bust of Paul I in the Winter Palace |
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 | Portrait of Paul as a boy |
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 | The 1812 Gallery, with portraits of officers in Alexander I's army that defeated Napoleon |
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 | Royal chapel, where Nicholas & Alexandra were married |
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 | Portrait of Catherine the Great on horseback |
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 | Carriages in Dvortsovaya pl outside the Palace |
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 | The General Staff Building still houses offices of the Russian Army |
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 | St. Isaac's and Nevsky Prospekt from Dvortsovaya pl |
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 | The Admiralty from Dvortsovaya ploschad |
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 | The Winter Palace from the base of Nevsky Prospekt |
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 | Close-up on the Winter Palace |
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 | Plaque at the entrance to Peter I's Winter Palace |
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 | Looking across the Neva to Vasilyevsky Island from in front of the Winter Palace |
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 | The Peter & Paul Fortress from the Hermitage |
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 | The buildings on Dvortsovaya nab seen from the river |
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 | The entrance to the Hermitage Theatre |
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 | The Winter Palace facing the Neva River |
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 | Closer look at the front of the Winter Palace |
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 | The side of the Admiralty facing the Neva river |
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 | Soviet star on Dvortsovy most |
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 | The Winter Palace and Hermitage from Dvortsovy most |
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 | The half-frozen Neva from the center of the bridge |
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 | One of the Rostral Columns, representing Russia's great rivers |
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 | A bust of Alexander Menshikov in the courtyard of the Menshikov Palace |
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 | The Menshikov Palace (and no parking in front :-) |
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 | St. Isaac's from Vasilyevsky Island |
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