St. Petersburg, 18th Century Splendor!

[lifeofglamour]

(Note: Part of a series of entries from my handwritten travel journal.)

Friday, 2 August 2013

We got an early start this morning for the Hermitage, we had an arranged early entrance to the museum so that we could enjoy the art and treasures an hour before the rest of the hoards arrived. (Russia has a shorter tourist season than many other

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[helblonde]

I've loved reading about your travels. I really want to go there and meet the nyet-nyet ladies. :)

[klwilliams]

The painting of the cat and the (dead?) rooster for the win! OK, and the gold turtles for the next win! And the clockwork peacock (which I'd heard of before) for the next win! And oh, my. What a place.