From the river in the rain
Group photo Farewell dinner
We'll miss you Mina!
Men's acupella singers at Peter & Paul
Czar burials at Peter & Paul
Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace
Svetlana guided us for the second day. She taught us a whole lot about Russian history and the Romanovs which I won’t repeat here other than to say that they were a wild bunch and a whole lot more interesting than the Tudors.
It was a rainy day but it the city was still very beautiful even in the wet and gray.
We visited Peter & Paul fortress which was pretty interesting.
The afternoon was the really big deal as we drove to the Catherine Palace outside the town of Pushkin. To say that this place is grandiose is truly and understatement. While it is really beautiful, it does make you identify with the masses who didn’t have anything while the Romnovs spent, and spent, and spent.
Not pictured – the unbelievable Amber Room.
We had a farewell dinner together this night which was really great. It has been a wonderful group – all fun and interesting and best of all good sports. We will miss several who aren’t coming along to Moscow. We will also miss our wonderful Mina. She is really special and we love her. I am hoping she’ll come to visit us in California!!
After dinner, we met up with my friends Tim & Sharon Wood. They are traveling on their own though Eastern Europe for two months – such brave souls. Anyway it was just great to see them, hear about their travels, and just plain talk about stuff with friends from home.
It was a rainy day but it the city was still very beautiful even in the wet and gray.
We visited Peter & Paul fortress which was pretty interesting.
The afternoon was the really big deal as we drove to the Catherine Palace outside the town of Pushkin. To say that this place is grandiose is truly and understatement. While it is really beautiful, it does make you identify with the masses who didn’t have anything while the Romnovs spent, and spent, and spent.
Not pictured – the unbelievable Amber Room.
We had a farewell dinner together this night which was really great. It has been a wonderful group – all fun and interesting and best of all good sports. We will miss several who aren’t coming along to Moscow. We will also miss our wonderful Mina. She is really special and we love her. I am hoping she’ll come to visit us in California!!
After dinner, we met up with my friends Tim & Sharon Wood. They are traveling on their own though Eastern Europe for two months – such brave souls. Anyway it was just great to see them, hear about their travels, and just plain talk about stuff with friends from home.
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