Coming into St. Petersburg at dawn. We docked just beyond the right column of the bridge
Some Intrepids at the 2nd Captain's Cocktail Party/Dinner
Anthony, the Executive Chef ( of Los Angeles ); he made sure Jan got custom garlic-free meals. Incredible!
Dining Room staff “on parade” at the Captain's Dinner
Andrey, our Intrepid waiter who made sure Jan got that custom meal
Things got somewhat “out of hand” later at the dinner
John Downing is ready to go with his part in the Canadian Presentation
Carol sang “A Coal Miner's Daughter” for the Nova Scotia miners and for Canada at the presentation
An American “ballet company” did a rendition of Swan Lake...the house was in stitches
Ed, one of the stars of the ballet
St. Petersburg - The Church of the Spilled Blood
St. Isaac's Cathedral
(Catherine's) Winter Palace / The Hermitage Museum
The Hermitage
The cruiser “The Aurora” which fired the cannon to signal the start of the communist revolution in 1917
At the Hermitage
Hermitage
The emporers throne, Hermitage
An ornate clock, the Hermitage
Great painting display, the Hermitage
Marie-Angelica at Macdonalds
Winter Palace / Hermitage from the military square ( opposite from the river side )
Military Square with HQ in background, St. Petersburg
Military Square and HQ in background, St. Petersburg
Peter and Paul Fortress. The golden spire is on St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral in the fortress
Peteroff
Gardens at Peteroff
Peteroff gardens
Janice at Peteroff
Small Palace at Peteroff
Palace at Peteroff
Dining Room at Peteroff Palace
Janice and Larry in the Drawing Room
Peteroff Palace
Peteroff, back by hydrofoil
Off for a St. Petersburg canal tour
Fun on the canal
from the canal
Peter & Paul Fortress from the water
wedding picture taking, a Russian tradition is to visit famous site for picture taking with the wedding party in the days before the wedding
another wedding
The Cossack Show
the Catherine Palace at Tsarsko Selso
Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace garden
Catherine Palace, gates from inside
can't walk on the floors without slippers
Catherine Palace, tiled stoves
Self-photo in the mirror wall
cruising the Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace, dining room
Autumn outside Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace gardens
Intrepid Intrepids in front of Catherine Palace
more Intrepids in Catherine Palace gardens
Bob and Naomi in Catherine Palace gardens
St Issac's Cathedral
St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral in the Peter and Paul Fortress
Inside St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral in the Peter and Paul Fortress
Ceiling St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral in the Peter and Paul Fortress
Tombs of Catherine I and II and Elizabeth
Tombs of the Romanoffs
Spire of Cathedral
A lot of prohibitions at the fortress...I most like the one about ski jumping...or the one about drinking while sweeping
The Cathedral
Farewell Dinner, 1st course
David having fun
Anne, anticipating Paris
David, post-collision with the cabin desk
