Tuesday, July 28, 2009

River trip begins in the Moscow Canal en route to St. Petersberg

On board Grand Circle Tour ship,begin river cruise:


The next video is taken on the Volga River of an old church and steeple which were flooded, we think as a result of construction of the Moscow Canal and link with the Volga. What you see submerged is the Bell tower of St. Nicolas Cathedral in thetown of Kalyazin; the whole town is submerged except the steeple:

Kizhi Island, north of Moscow:



On board entertainment:

Other river cruise ships like GCT's Tiki Don on the Svir River:

Tour of Uglich Cathedral:

Long live Russian Vodka:

St. Petersburg

Elizabeth's Convent:


Peter and Paul Fortress:



Peterhof (Peter's Summer Palace) main fountain with Sampson
slaying a lion:


The Magnificient, one and only Hermitage, Peter the Great's Summer Palace, reached by hydrofoil:



Hermitage - Part 2:



Hermitage - Part 3:



Hermitage - Part 4:


Hermitage - Pecaso - Part 5:


Hermitage - Part 6 - Exterior:
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Yusupov (House) Palace where Rasputin was murdered:




Outside Catherine's Palace:


Main Street -Nevsky Prospect:


Walks continues on Nevsky Prospect, people, street vendors and
places including MacDonalds:


St. Isaacs Cathedral and begin city tour:

Tallin, Estonia

City Walking Tour with local guide:



Helsinki, Finland

City bus tour around the entire city of Helsinki with local guide: