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SEE THE PHOTOS
FOR THE 2006 BALTIC CRUISE
SEE THE PHOTOS FOR THE 2007 RUSSIAN RIVER
CRUISE
The above link is to a site showing photographs of St. Petersburg.
Worth a visit.
http://www.saint-petersburg.com
is also a great site for those interested.
What a place! A city purpose built as a Capital and it shows.
Magnificent! I said to Edna (and anyone else who cared to listen) that
it was like having a Buckingham Palace on every corner. It's one of
those places that we've always wanted to go to and it exceeded our expectations.
The Hermitage was all it's cracked up to be (trouble is that everyone
else goes there - VERY crowded) and any City tour has got to be spectacular.
Two days is not enough, we'll have to go again.
2007. Booked the Russian River
Cruise purely on the strength of the 2006 visit. The weather wasn't
as good but we didn't get caught in the rain (too much). First day we
were told by our courier that there was a summit in the City and all
tours had to be cancelled. Later we were told by fellow passengers that
that was a blatant lie (not the first on this cruise) and the problems
were with the coaches. Doesn't surprise me! A City tour and the Hermitage
were included in the cost of the cruise and we also went to the Ballet
at the Hermitage Theatre (my first ballet) - Giselle, not quite top
drawer, being performed by lesser lights of the Mariinsky (Kirov) Company,
but I quite enjoyed it - and Peterhof (the gardens only - magnificent
fountains). Our last night was spent in the Moskva Hotel, not bad if
a little large.
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