The mechanical ducks in this fountain played a continuous loop of quacking sounds.

Peterhof

Fountains at Peterhof.

Peterhof

Peterhof

The facades to hide construction in St. Petersburg are very creative.

Peterhof, another palace of the tsars near St. Petersburg.

Train station waiting area in St. Petersburg

Views of St. Petersburg from a river cruise.

Tsarskoe Selo

Phots in an around Tsarskoe Selo, Russia.

Inside Tsarskoe Selo. I took photos below of the Amber room quickly when the attendant wasn't paying attention because no photos were officially allowed. The original amber on the walls disappeared when the Nazis took over the palace during WW II, and the room had to be completely restored.

Tsarskoe Selo



A self-photo