St
Petersburg(2018)
Wandering the Streets of the City
Wandering the Streets of the City
Shops offer a variety of unique
Russian items |
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Very Expensive Faberge
Eggs |
Matryoshka Dolls (nesting dolls) |
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Assorted souvenirs |
Including
2019 calendars of Vladimir Putin |
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In a Georgian Restaurant we
had Russian beer and a traditional dish called "khachapuri" It was
HUGE |
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We
attended a concert of folk music |
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Pictures of the performance itself were not
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These are publicity pictures from their website |
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The acrobatics of the male dancers was especially amazing  |
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Walking
around on our own, we looked for this iconic symbol of the city The Cathedral on Spilled Blood which was constructed on the site of the assassination of Czar Alexander II in 1881 It is under restoration until 2025 |
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The Singer Building |
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An important cyrillic Russian word to learn
- STOP! |
Alexander Pushkin - Poet, Playwright and Novelist |
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Nevsky Prospekt - Famous Main Avenue - The
Sacred and the Secular |
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Kazan
Cathedral (Our Lady of Kazan) |
Shopping Mall Across the Street |
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On the last evening of our trip our wonderful, hard working tour guide Donata arranged our farewell dinner at a restaurant with Gypsey (Roma) entertainment  |
A wonderful conclusion to a
fabulous trip |
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