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P: 8/6/2008 7:35:51 PM
Matata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,647 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 9/10/2003	Just returned from St. Petersburg Russia with a short stay in Helsinki and a one day trip to Estonia. Didn't take many pictures this time. The sheer grandeur of St. Petersburg can't be captured in pictures. Every single Russian we met was friendly beyond belief. Estonia is a republic a short ferry ride across the Bay of Finland. Tallinn is its largest city and within it is preserved the medieval walled & turreted original town. Church of the Spilled Blood where Emperor Alexander was slain in 1881. ~~~~~~~~~~ There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have a clear conscience or none at all. Ogden Nash
Posted: 8/6/2008 7:35:51 PM

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P: 8/6/2008 7:36:31 PM
Matata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,647 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 9/10/2003	another aspect of church ~~~~~~~~~~ There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have a clear conscience or none at all. Ogden Nash
Posted: 8/6/2008 7:36:31 PM

P: 8/6/2008 7:39:53 PM
Matata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,647 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 9/10/2003	Summer garden of Peter the Great. His summer palace is quite a modest place. ~~~~~~~~~~ There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have a clear conscience or none at all. Ogden Nash
Posted: 8/6/2008 7:39:53 PM

P: 8/6/2008 7:40:45 PM
Matata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,647 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 9/10/2003	St. Peter's is called the Venice of the north. It's built on several islands surrounded by rivers. ~~~~~~~~~~ There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have a clear conscience or none at all. Ogden Nash
Posted: 8/6/2008 7:40:45 PM

P: 8/6/2008 7:41:36 PM
Matata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,647 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 9/10/2003	Neva River and view of the area where the Hermitage is located. ~~~~~~~~~~ There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have a clear conscience or none at all. Ogden Nash
Posted: 8/6/2008 7:41:36 PM

P: 8/6/2008 7:45:02 PM
Matata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,647 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 9/10/2003	The Hermitage. Incomparable works of art within. And the architecture and majesty of the interior rivals the great works of art. Unbelievable. We didn't pay the extra fee to take pics of the inside so ya'll will have to do a Google ~~~~~~~~~~ There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have a clear conscience or none at all. Ogden Nash
Posted: 8/6/2008 7:45:02 PM

P: 8/6/2008 7:46:02 PM
Matata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,647 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 9/10/2003	Walls & turrets surrounding the medieval town of Tallinn ~~~~~~~~~~ There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have a clear conscience or none at all. Ogden Nash
Posted: 8/6/2008 7:46:02 PM

P: 8/6/2008 7:47:10 PM
Matata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,647 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 9/10/2003	Tallinn view ~~~~~~~~~~ There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have a clear conscience or none at all. Ogden Nash
Posted: 8/6/2008 7:47:10 PM

P: 8/6/2008 7:47:52 PM
Matata Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,647 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 9/10/2003	Church in Tallinn ~~~~~~~~~~ There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have a clear conscience or none at all. Ogden Nash
Posted: 8/6/2008 7:47:52 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:14:34 PM
SanDiegoLady Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,245 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 7/6/2005	Oh Matata, this is beautiful. What an amazing experience. The colors are incredible, thank you for sharing!!
Posted: 8/6/2008 8:14:34 PM

P: 8/6/2008 8:19:32 PM
Skippy123 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 19,840 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2006	Such beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing! Wow, what they call Venice North does sort of look like Venice. Skippy "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos
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P: 8/6/2008 9:51:30 PM
kcoursolle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,344 Last Post: 10/14/2009 Member Since: 1/21/2006	Incredible pictures, thanks so much for sharing!!
Posted: 8/6/2008 9:51:30 PM

P: 8/6/2008 10:21:06 PM
akmiss Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,572 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 1/8/2008	Your pictures are fantastic. Everything looks so romantic. THIS AGGRESSION WILL NOT STAND - The Dude
Posted: 8/6/2008 10:21:06 PM

P: 8/6/2008 10:32:29 PM
KimberlyH Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,555 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 6/15/2006	Matata, your pictures are always so gorgeous! Thank you for sharing. A friend just returned from a business trip to Finland and Estonia and she was stunned by the beauty of Finland and really enjoyed her time in Estonia, except the language barrier marred the experience a bit. I know this has nothing to do with your pictures, except that you mentioned it in one of your posts.
Posted: 8/6/2008 10:32:29 PM

P: 8/6/2008 10:36:03 PM
diamondfan Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,999 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 6/17/2005	Wow, what amazing photos. I saw an exhibit that traveled from the Hermitage and was all about the Czar Nicholas and his family and the Bolsheviks and the Russian Revolution and Rasputin. There were jewels and Faberge eggs, it was amazing. It will never likely leave Russia again. St Petersburg was formerly Leningrad, right? It looks lovely, less dark and forbidding that I would image Moscow to be. Did you feel safe there? I know some Americans who went there in spring and had some issues so I am curious. **************************** "There is no such thing as fun for the whole family-there are no massage parlors with ice cream and free jewelry" Jerry Seinfeld
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P: 8/7/2008 12:01:24 AM
LaraOnline Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,039 Last Post: 9/1/2009 Member Since: 2/25/2008	Amazing! Thanks so much for posting. My husband would very much like us to visit Russia... after looking at your photos, I'm interested!!!! Coming from Australia's north, I constantly refer back to the state of the weather whenever I think about venturing too far north... crazy I know... my time in the UK was marred by my constant evaluation of how cold I was! However, I will promise to be brave next time!! Thanks again for the pics, they are fabulous! And then a plank in reason broke... Emily Dickinson
Posted: 8/7/2008 12:01:24 AM

P: 8/7/2008 12:04:33 AM
Linda W Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,443 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/15/2006	Thank you for posting those beautiful pictures Mat!!! How lucky you were to visit there. Linda ******************************** "Life is what happens to you, while you are busy making other plans". John Lennon
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P: 8/7/2008 12:09:41 AM
Isabelle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 811 Last Post: 5/28/2009 Member Since: 2/15/2008	Matata, I was in St. Petersburg in June 1991. I was there the day the city voted to change its name back from Leningrad to St. Petersburg. There were people marching in the streets and Eurpean TV and American TV crews were everywhere. Boris Yeltsin marched a few feet away from where I stood. It was an incredible time to be in an incredible, beautiful city. The sun stayed out until 3:00 am every day. It's one of the best memories of my life. Your pictures brought it all back to me.
Posted: 8/7/2008 12:09:41 AM

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