Vspomnit': to Remember

St Petersburg, Russia - Marlo - Monday, July 31st, 2006 : goo

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I'm going to indulge in some nostalgia.
One year ago I got on a plane with my friend and we headed to her home town, St Petersburg, where we stayed for the month of August.
As there are very few photos of this distinct and beautiful city, I thought I'd add some of my favourites.


A favourite spot amongst tourists, Isaac's Cathedral is look-out point for those keen enough to climb the very narrow staircase for about 8 minutes. The view is wonderful and worth it, though you have to sneak in your camera or pay to take photos.

The Lomonosov bridge spanning the Fontanka, one of the 60+ (!) canals/rivers of the city... Another favourite for the camera-happy.

Sand sculptures spotted the shores of the Neva... I was told it's supposed to be a representation of Nietzsche's Übermensch, which makes sense to me as it certainly looks like the foetus in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Pedestrians; behind is the Winter Palace (now part of the incredibly large Hermitage)

A pro-worker frieze--- impressive propagandistic architecture.

One of the less ostentatiously conceived metro stations--- lovely and unique are they all, but this one is nicely subdued. I don't remember what station, unfortunately, as we rarely ended up here.

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aer suzuki: beautiful, thanks for posting.

Marlo: khoroscho, spasibo! Kak dela?

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