Kate’s Travels Continue: St Petersburg Sights

Aug 16 2015 by Romance.com.au writer

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Kate’s Travels Continue: St Petersburg Sights

The Peterhof Palace Gardens

talk about a backyard built for entertaining
talk about a backyard built for entertaining
Man v fish
Man v fish
One of the cascades
One of the cascades
Gold is also useful in outdoor decor
Gold is also useful in outdoor decor
The Grand Cascade
The Grand Cascade
The Peterhof Palace
The Peterhof Palace
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Grand Cascade and Peterhof Palace

Around St Petersburg

A monument to the Russian soldiers who died during the Siege of Leningrad
A monument to the Russian soldiers who died during the Siege of Leningrad. This siege is still very present in the memories and lives of the St Petersburg people, for all that it happened 70 years ago. The siege lasted from 1941-1943 (St Petersburg refers to it as the 900 nights), where, under Hitler’s orders, the Nazi army laid siege to the city. Hitler had no intention of taking the city – if he did, he became responsible for the people. Instead, he planned on starving the entire populace to death, then taking the city once all of its pesky inhabitants had gone. More than 1 million people died in that time, and the atrocities are still very present for St Petersburg.
A tribute to the sailors - a monument displaying ship prows
A tribute to the sailors – a monument displaying ship prows
One of the canals off the Neva river
One of the canals off the Neva river

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