Living TRAVEL - St. PETERSBURG
General City Views - 2014 |
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An unusual sight - a submarine in the Neva River (its name is "Vyborg", a reference to Russian/Swedish naval battles in 1790) |
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It is "Navy Day" in St Petersburg |
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Bolshoi Theatre - left |
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Above and below - St Petersburg is known for its many splendid palaces (which have become government or business offices, embassies and apartments) |
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The "boat" is a restaurant |
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Naval Academy Naval Academy |
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Hermitage Theatre |
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Baptistry of the Church of the Spilt Blood |
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The Eternal Flame - in memory of the unknown soldier and the Siege of Leningrad |
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Looking across the Neva River to the Peter and Paul Fortress at sunset |
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