Baltics 2008

More gold	Sea battles adorned the walls	Catherine the Great sat here?
Dinner anyone?	All the faces look the same because the same model was used!	The tsar's crest
View of the Baltic from the palace	A little clock	The turned on the fountain just for us
The back side of the cottage	View from the terrace	The summer palace in Peterhof was modelled after Versailles
Hercules, the lion, and the fishes	View from below	Gardens were well-manicured
Another fountain, but turned off	Formal gardens and fountain	One of the outbuildings (a stable?)
Their little chapel	Short stop after lunch	To view the statuary
St. Isaacs boasts a massive golden dome and a stately interior	Most of the Russian cathedrals are now museums	Interior shot
Looking up from beneath the dome at St. Isaacs	Detail of a mosaic in St. Petersburg	St. Peters and St. Pauls Cathedral were in the middle of the fortress of the same name
Ornately decorated (restored)	The columns are faux (painted)	The last of the Romanovs were recently [re]buried here