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Saint Petersburg: Train Station to Helsinki
There is a new station especially for the ALLEGRO trains to Helsinki.
Saint Petersburg: break time
found a very nice mediterranean restaurant (or restoran) on Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa to have an early meal before the theater.
Saint Petersburg: Purple
Here a border of purple pansies around the monument of Peter the Great. We found the royal pur
Saint Petersburg: Mariinsky Theatre
The great Mariinsky Theatre is an incredible building. We saw Verdi's Requiem which was a big experimental for our taste.
Saint Petersburg: St. Isaac’s Cathedral
St. Isaac's Cathedral is the largest Orthodox Cathedral in Russia, names after the patron saint of Peter the Great. Through the park in front of the church is the f
Saint Petersburg: Hermitage
This is the passageway from the cloakrooms and entrance to the Egyptian rooms, along which there are shops and cafes....amazing ain't it.
Helsinki: Back at the Katajanokka
We arrived back in Helsinki on the afternoon of June 22nd, right before "Midsommer". The city was already deserted, all of the shops had closed at noon. This lovely bank of small irises lined the back walk into the hotel, the Katajanokka, where we had stayed at the beginning of our time. May the circle be unbroken