My first first order of business in St. Petersburg this past summer was to have visited the Imperial Winter Palace and the General Staff Building in Palace Square. Unfortunately, my visit was only to the exterior of these landmarks, as the lines to purchase the tickets to go inside were too long. Winter Palace The …
Scandinavia and St. Petersburg 2018 – Trip Summary
16 nights 5 countries 9 flights 4 ferries 11 regional trains Too many Uber's and taxis to count 1 Stolen Wallet The details OsloJune 2018. I left Grand Cayman on an AA flight to Miami, where I transferred to Delta for a flight to JFK then a KLM flight for a stop over in Amsterdam, …
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Fascinating Fabergé Museum
"The official opening ceremony of the first privately owned Fabergé Museum in Russia took place on November 19, 2013, in the Shuvalov Palace in St. Petersburg. The founding organization of the museum is the Link of Times cultural and historical foundation, which was established in 2004 with the aim of repatriating items of cultural significance …