It is a delicate time to visit Russia due to the crisis in the Ukraine. Wifi is difficult to access.
Check out the interiors of the Hermitage in St Petersburg. It has 22 miles of interior corrirdors!
The Russian Orthodox Church of the Spilled Blood is amazingly beautiful!
The interiors are solid mosaic.
A visual feast!
The Peterhof Palace Gardens designed by Peter the Great, has a channel connecting the palace to the Gulf of Finland.
The Gardens are lovely!
We covered a lot of territory, and I will post some photos of typical Russian homes in the city and countryside when I return to better wifi. Until then, excuse my inability to follow your blogs. I miss them!
Cheers to you from Russia with Love~
So beautiful. I’ve always wanted to visit those gardens. Safe travels.
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Thanks much and I hope you do visit soon! ❤
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Fabulous! To Russia with love from Resa!
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Russia loves you back Resa, and so do I!
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Incredible colors ~ and the first shot you have has such a great perspective, infinity 🙂
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Ahhhhhhh, so appreciated my talented friend!
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Wow – what colourful interior decorating!!! 😀
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Love it when people aren’t afraid to mix it up with color!
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Dear Cindy, this is one country I still would like to visit for sure, as my father’s family came from Estonia. Just love the Russian culture. Your pictures are awesome. Thank you! Hugs! Veraiconica
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I was in beautiful Estonia last week and will post photos of it soon! ❤
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Wow absolutely stunning pictures as always Cindy!
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Honored that you think so & cheers to you!
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Ahhh, so appreciated! Thank you!
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The colour and vibrancy is so beautiful, I imagine it’s quite moving to be looking up at something so stunning. Amazing shots. Have a safe trip 🙂
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What a thoughtful and kind comment, makes posting such a pleasure and enhances my trip! Cheers to you~
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Thanks for the reminders of our trip to St. Petersburg several years ago … which was fascinating!
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I can well imagine and wish we could actually discuss it…..Cheers & thanks!
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Beautiful photographs of an amazing place – safe travels.
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Thank you Mary. Hugz and cheers to you~
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The art is so ornate!
Love that last photo. The reds!!!
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Love this bold use of color too!! Thanks so much for your very kind comments my friend and hugz too~
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I was brought right back my student days when we walked the corridors of Hermitage and had an adventurous week in St. Petersburg! Thanks for sharing these glorious pictures!!
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oooooooh! I want to hear more! That sounds like a major adventure and some incredible memories too~
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Oh…that was a fairly wild trip…we were a social science class from my university visiting our counterpart class at the then Leningrad University. Very different from today’s Russia as you can imagine, but the historic places were the same of course.
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Wonderful!
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You are very kind my friend and very appreciated. Cheers to you~
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I seriously can’t believe you were in Russia with all that is going on with their government hopefully you are safe there and can come home with no problem. I do hate to worry lol but I sadly I am up on current events lol Maybe you know my Russian Watercolor Teacher she goes back each year and runs a tour but then again she is Russian 🙂 Stay safe Cindy
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Soooo wonderful to hear from you Eunice and so glad to see your posts, even though I have only had limited access to to wifi lately. I am safely out of Russia in Europe now so no worries my friend.
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OK you worry me with your out of country gallivanting lo you know they hate Americans in most places 🙂
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One cannot but fall in love with the architecture and paintings.
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Exquisite, I agree and cheers to you!
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There needs to be a LOVE button. Those murals etc just gorgeous!
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Ahhhhh, so appreciated!
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Absolutely outstanding, dear Cindy… Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes, Aquileana 😛
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Most honored! Cheers to you and thank you too~
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awesome pics..
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Awww, so happy you like them & cheers to you~
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Your photos are so breathtaking. The perspective through all the archways is amazing. I feel like I’m right there with you. I love traveling with you. 🙂
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You are the best traveler! Thank you so much for coming along. You make the trip better!! ❤
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Thanks, Cindy! That’s such a lovely thing for you to say! 🙂
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You are a lovely person~
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I’ve wanted to visit St. Pete’s and the Hermitage for as long as I can remember, Cindy. It looks fabulous, as expected 🙂
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Oh I hope you go! It is pretty much jaw-dropping and will keep you fully occupied for days on end! Cheers to you and let me know if you do go~
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The genius of Peter the Great and his understanding of the “water works” astounded me and how he used gravity to power the fountains. My friend shared her photos with me last year—it is nice to “visit” Russia again through your photos!
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Yes, my husband just read a 800+ page book about Peter as we toured Russia, a micro analysis of every detail of his life. He was an amazing architect, world traveler, and intellect. I learned a lot about him second hand!
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Peter the Great knew how to live in style! The channel to the sea is unique and the statuary is gorgeous.
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He certainly did and I agree with you about the channel to the sea and the gardens leading to it. Quite remarkable! ❤
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The most beautiful Cathedral in the whole world!!! Wow my goodness. 🙂
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That was exactly my reaction! I was stunned by the beauty. So happy you like it!
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Awesome! I’ve always wanted to visit, you’ve just reminded me I shouldn’t leave it too long. What an amazing place!
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Yes, and with the current political situation, I didn’t know how long it will be fully open to visit, so I didn’t put it off. It was fascinating and I am so glad I went. It a definite learning experience on many levels and wonderful to meet the Russian people who were of course so nice and warm and welcoming. They wanted us to visit again!
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Cindy, îmi vine să te îmbrăţişez de emoţie.
Am vizitat aceste locuri, când studiam la Moscova, într-o excursie organizată pentru noi străinii.
Doamne, ce bucurie mi-ai putut face!
Cum să-ţi mulţumesc oare?
Poate, doar spunându-ţi că-mi eşti tare dragă?
Onu
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Vă mulțumesc foarte mult și eu sunt atât de fericit ca ai vizitat acest oraș frumos . Vă doresc cele mai bune foarte ! 😉
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Cindy,
Uite, ca si limba trebuie sa evoluieze. Nu am cuvintele necesare sa exprime emotia pe care mi-o transmit randurile tale placute. Esti, simt, expresia concreta, specifica delicatului Univers Feminin!
Onu
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