Baptismal font
Tied up with working ships in Helsinki
Proof of that
More proof
One of St. Petersburg's ornate Orthodox churches (church of the Savior on Spilled Blood)
First part of the two-day Grand Tour was a canal boat ride
On the Neva river there were plenty of Russian Navy ships
Practicing for their exercise
The Hermitage from the Neva River
Practicing lining up
St. Isaacs square
City's birthplace (1703) at the Peter and Paul fortress (and St. Peter and Paul cathedral)
The Russian Navy was practicing for some anniversary in the river
The Trinity Bridge
Antique ship that fired the first shot in the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
Somewhat more modern side of St. Pete
Peter the Great insisted on colorful houses to brighten the city
And boats too?
Entrance to the Hermitage
Gold leaf everywhere
Inlaid floor
The ballroom?
Hall full of tsar paintings
The rooms inside are ornate and enormous
Chandelier
Throne
Chachka (it would take many many decades to visit the Hermitage if you took only 30 seconds on each item)
Another hall
Another floor
A door