The pictures were taken with the Nikon D70S, a 17-55mm lens and a small tripod.
St. Petersburg is the world's most northern city with a population over 1 million, and it stands at such a high latitude that the sun does not descend below the horizon enough for the sky to grow dark during the Summer. In fact night becomes curiously indistinguishable from day, so much so that they never need to turn the city’s street lights on! The locals call it "the white nights".
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We stayed at the Hotel Dostoevsky on Vladimirsky prospect. Nice hotel conveniently located next to a bakery and small market. The hotel featured a full buffet breakfast
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Church of the Savior on the spilled blood.
This marvelous building was built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated on March 1, 1881. Late afternoon picture.
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Palace Square is St. Petersburg's main square. Behind us is the classical yellow-and-white General Staff building. This building encircles the Southern side of the square and through its central arch, designed as a Triumphal Arch of the Classical World, you can reach Nevsky Prospect.
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The Finland Railroad Station (Finlandsky Vokzal). Just after the revolution, in 1917, Lenin arrived at this station and gave a historic speech. In memory of that speech a statue of Lenin stands in front of the station. St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad during the Communist years.
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MacDonald's restaurant on Nevsky Prospect. We also spotted a Pizza Hut and a KFC!
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Looking through the pillars of Kazan Cathedral. The church was inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. After the War of 1812, the church became a monument to the Russian victory over Napoleon.
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The Bronze Horseman is an impressive monument to the founder of St Petersburg, Peter the Great.The monument was a tribute by Catherine the Great to her famous predecessor on the Russian throne. Peter shows the way for Russia, while his horse steps on a snake, which represents the enemies of Peter and his reforms.
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Rostral column overlooking the Neva River. The Rostral Columns, studded with ships' prows, served as oil-fired navigation beacons in the 1800s and on some public holidays the gas torches are still lit today.
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