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St Petersburg Tour inc Romanov Tombs

After the Hermitage and Winter Palace followed by Lunch at the Russian Vodka Restaurant (Totally abstemious !!!) it was off around St Petersburg visiting loads of famous bits and culminating at the Cathedral of SS Peter & Paul inside the Peter & Paul Fortress and associated cells and dungeons where many a Russian spent time and many met a very grisly end !!

Strelka Lighthouse Tower

Strelka – View to Winter Palace

Strelka – View to St Isaacs Cathedral & Admiralty

Strelka – View to Admiralty

St Isaacs Cathedral

St Isaacs – Last Supper

St Isaacs – Interior

St Isaacs – Iconostasis

St Isaacs – Ceiling

St Isaacs – Construction

St Isaacs – Construction

 

Then over to St Peter & Paul Fortress and Cathedral with lots of Ex-Romanovs

New Plan – Hover over photos to get captions – Still learning !!

Fortress, Rabbits (Hares actually) and Prison Cells

Prison Cell

Main Entrance

Menu Notes

Peter & Paul Fortress

Then there were the rabbits………

 

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