About yesterday - Thursday, July 19, 2007
Our van took us the summer palace of Catherine I, Peter the Great's wife! It was splendid! A mini - Versailles with many lovely surprises! The Amber Room was especially wonderful!
On our way back we stopped at the Memorial to the Defenders of Leningrad, a very special historical monument to the city from the siege of Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War. It was quite remarkable. On the outside, it was just a few statues. On the inside and underground, there was a marvelous set of historical collections and a film about the siege. It was moving and made you realize what this city went throught during WW II.
Time is up! Gotta go to dinner!
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