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<\/a>Dome at St. Isaac’s Cathedral<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Malachite and Lapis Columns<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Marble Columns<\/p><\/div>
\nWe had some free time for a couple of hours, so Linda and I went into a book store. We went to the section that had books in English and found an Agatha Christie book with a title that we had never seen. We talked with a sales clerk about it, and she was very helpful. Both Linda and I bought copies of this book. On the way back to the bus, we stopped at a gift shop, and I ended up buying a red Russian headdress to wear at some Red Hat luncheons.
\nThe bus then drove an hour to Catherine’s Palace. That certainly must have the most gold leaf of any building I have ever seen. There was an amber room that the German’s took apart and it disappeared a few days before the war ended. The Russian government had the room accurately duplicated during the palace renovation since they feel it is very important for the people to know their heritage.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Catherine’s Palace<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>A Ballroom<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>The varied wooden floors are works of art<\/p><\/div>
<\/a>Gold Leaf Domes<\/p><\/div>
\nOn our way back to the city, we were stopped for two hours on the freeway due to a dump truck that had dumped its load of dirt accidentally in the middle of a lane. We were surprised that the police were not directing traffic.<\/p>\n
<\/a>STOP<\/p><\/div>
\nWe finally got back to the hotel, and quickly got ready to go to our farewell dinner. We had a fancy meal which included wine and even vodka if we wanted it. After all, we are in Russia. We were entertained by three gypsies, two female vocalists and a male guitarist. Some of us even were asked to dance with them to the music. What a fun evening! When we got back to the hotel, Miina gave us back our passports that had been held by the hotel. She asked Cha-Cha-Cha to perform. We sang “Love Surrounds Us Everywhere.”<\/p>\n
Our city guide was telling us yesterday, that the sunny weather was very unusual for St. Petersburg. Today there were occasional drizzles, so she said it was the usual overcast weather. It was sunny a lot of the day, though. … Continue reading <\/a><\/a>
\nTomorrow morning we are scheduled to fly to Moscow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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