Days: 3 days time: August

A bronze statue of Nicholas I by the Neva River, the statue of Peter the great, the almitash Palace

2 Summer Palace, King's village, Gulf of Finland, Ekaterina garden, Smolny palace, Russian hotel

3 Poseidon pillar Peter Paul Fortress aphele savior blood Cathedral

Day 1

2011-08-25

"I return to my city, familiar as tears, as veins, as childhood mumps"

At 5 a.m., the train that left Moscow last night finally pulled in. St. Petersburg, I'm here. Russia is very interesting. Every destination is a railway station. This railway station is called "Moscow railway station", so it is the train that stops in Moscow. And when we set out from Moscow, we were at "St. Petersburg railway station" - we won't get lost!

Moscow railway station in St. Petersburg

At 7 a.m., the streets were deserted. The bronze statue of Nicholas I stands in the middle of the street. On one side of it is a tributary of the Neva River. On the other side, see St. Isaac's Cathedral. On the horizon, the sun is warming the city slowly

The Madonna is always beautiful

It's still cold on the street

Complete bronze statue

St. Isaac's Cathedral opposite the bronze statue

street

Peter the great waved his hand and got a drawing. The architects painted the city, dreamt of its supreme beauty, and then carved it carefully. She was born, like Aphrodite praised by the gods, which is: St. Petersburg.

On the way to the statue of Peter the great, there is a statue in front of the customs agency.

Peter the great

Behind the statue of Peter the great is the federal court in St. Petersburg

River Neva

Feel the water of Neva River, a stranger, eager to absorb the sweet spring of her soul. I long for her to engrave her destiny into my mind through the clear wind. I brought a book from home about Petersburg——

At this time, we have passed the bridge, opposite the statue of Peter the great, is the famous Liebin art academy

The top decoration of Repin Academy of Fine Arts

Egyptian bronze pillars in front of the house of fine arts. It is said that it was really bought from Egypt and shipped back! Everything is in the design!

If you give full marks for the scenery ahead, tell me to take the Winter Palace - almitash palace!

This is the museum with the largest collection in the world. Hovering in front of each exhibit for 10 seconds, it takes 4 years to finish

Panorama of Winter Palace

In front of the winter palace, there is a big square. It's Winter Palace Square. And this is the guardian angel in the square. He is the angel guarding the city. The astonishing height of the pillar is a complete piece of bronze cast, not a mosaic. Moreover, it is said that it has no foundation and is purely self-supporting.

The workers who repaired the winter palace waved to us happily when they saw our group of tourists.

Enter the winter palace. I didn't take too many pictures. My eyes are too busy. So the photos are not the most beautiful! As for the maze like buildings, it's a pity that we don't have time to enjoy them

Murals in the main hall

Hand made parquet flooring. The pattern of every room is different

Crystal lamp

Baroque style arcade decoration

Little Baroque top. This is my favorite part

After lunch, afternoon is a break. I took time to go to the supermarket near the hotel. Prices are very cheap. Bought several cans of sardine, which costs 4 yuan a can. I bought my favorite drink, Kvas, a traditional Russian drink that tastes like coke. It's 5-liter, 10 yuan. The most expensive bar of chocolate is less than 20 yuan I want to move!

I read quietly in the hotel. That book about love and death in Petersburg... When I went to Pushkin square in the evening, some people chose to watch ballet, while I wandered around

From Pushkin square overlooks a church in the distance - we'll be there the day after tomorrow

Concert Hall!

Petersburg is a white night in summer. Back at the hotel at 20, it's still bright

Day 2

2011-08-26

The breakfast in the hotel is very Russian! It's very rural! Different from the general western food, the greasy and sweet desserts are beyond imagination. There are no tender poached eggs. There are either traditional sweet cream omelettes or very old boiled eggs... Well, egg lovers complain

I can't believe I'm on the westernmost side of Russia. I can't believe that the other side of the sea is the real European continent, the Nordic Peninsula

The summer palace is far away, and the 3-hour drive is boring. I take out my earphone to listen to music: the voiceless voice of the Moscow children's voice religious choir is obviously in line with this situation.

See the golden roof of Summer Palace from afar

Main building of Summer Palace Garden

Summer Palace is divided into upper garden and lower garden. The main building of the upper garden is the chapel. The lower garden is naturally lower, along the small forest to the distance, to the Gulf of Finland. The opposite is Finland!

Summer palace garden, fountain

Gulf of Finland

Egrets in the Gulf of Finland

Ice cream girl

Yekaterina garden, Huangcun, Pushkin's middle school, amber palace... Do you need anything else?

Another long journey to Huangcun. It was also an aristocratic school where Pushkin studied.

Pushkin

A photo of Pushkin in imitation of Stravinsky's portrait

It passes through a large area of green shade around Huang Village and the Pushkin memorial statue in the shade. Come to Huang Village, the main part of yekaterina garden.

The main body of the palace is also called amber palace. It got its name because it had a room made entirely of amber

Amber palace is a mystery. The construction of amber palace made Queen Catherine spend all the money in the national treasury, but it was brilliant. During the world war, amber palace amber was mysteriously unloaded. All kinds of rumors show that a Nazi officer buried his secret in a hillside in Germany... It is also said that Stalin hid the amber himself. It is said that the original amber has fallen into private hands; It is said that amber has been found and sent back to Russia by the German government

Caledonian column

Inside yekaterina garden, enjoy the palace

Amber palace can be photographed. But I took very few pictures. Because of the limited visiting time, we can't stay more, and my eyes are obviously busy again. In addition, the most famous amber room in amber palace is not allowed to take photos because of the fear of amber damage. Just put away the camera and have a good look.

Come outside the palace and move freely

garden!

Wonderful Arcade

So quiet

On the edge of the garden, outside the wall is an abandoned church

Lenin had been in Smolny palace, as if Peter the great had built Petersburg with a big hand: fire at the winter palace—— So the October Revolution broke out

Now the Smolny palace is no longer a church or a monastery. It's not a Bolshevik office. It is now the History Department of the University of Petersburg. This experienced building has sublimated into an irreplaceable destiny.

Leave Smolny palace. We went back to the hotel. Passing the Neva River, I feel that I am already our old friend.

Snake charmer on Neva River

Begging blind girl, and performance announcement in memory of Pavarotti

A beautiful little house. Take a picture of it in the traffic jam

In Russia, staying in a Russian Hotel - that's nice, isn't it!

Chernychevsky in front of the hotel. Behind is the Russian hotel. The Slavic alphabet says big "Russia"

See clearly! It's only 21 o'clock! I also had an unusual night tour on that day. It wasn't until 22:30 when the sun set (...) that I walked back

Walking home, a girl with a donkey!

Day 3

2011-08-27

Poseidon pillar is Petersburg's "Poseidon needle"

The last day of Petersburg, our day, will be by the Neva River. Fortress Peter Paul, which used to be a fortification, is now a scenery along the river

The main body of the fortress is the interior of the city wall. The most beautiful is Peter Paul Church

It's a vintage cruise, a luxury hotel

Three dimensional map of the fortress scenic area!

Oh, beautiful Peter Paul Church

Chapel Chapel

A statue simulating the capture of prisoners of war

The fort is on the Bank of the river. Beautiful track cloud

city gate

wall

Oh, the warships that made great achievements in the world war. It is also one of the dream holy places of many idealists immersed in the red dream. However, there are a lot of people and thieves

Look at the river bank from the warship. This is the MSA

This is a relaxing moment! Is this beautiful little house on the right attractive? What do you think this is The answer will be announced later!

See also Neva River

Drive away from the fort

Here, I'll announce the answer! That row of houses is prison! I can't help but say: in this way, I'll steal your wallet, you call the police. I want to be taken. I don't want to leave here.

Through the Conservatory of music, like Rimsky kosakov

In the middle of the street, the girl who paints landscape paintings may be a student of Repin Academy of fine arts not far away

Haystack Street

Let me explain where we went between the morning on the left and the evening on the right - that long afternoon. We're cruising on the Neva River. Some went to St. Isaac's church to visit by themselves. Although I don't like the cruise, but in order to realize a wish: on the ship, all-round observation of this beautiful and deep city. How much attachment do I have to hold that doesn't belong to me? Or did you take out the book mandelstrom, which you brought all the way, and start to read that one——

Dripping blood church is a memorial church built in situ in the injured place after the royal nobles were assassinated. That's why it's called blood drop. It was built in imitation of the Basilica of Vasili in Moscow. It's more gorgeous than exaggeration.

At the end of leaving Petersburg, we strolled in Neva street, the bustling street of St. Petersburg. And here lies the beautiful church of blood. In addition, I went to St. Isaac's church to listen to part of a service. The service in the orthodox church is very different. First, there are no seats. You must stand. Second, under the influence of Islam, women should wear headscarves. Third, there is no priest to preach, but a priest to recite a Scripture. Every hour after that, the choir would sing, and after the break, there would be Gregorian chants. After listening to the Sutra, believers can go to the head of the auxiliary church to receive blessings.

The round house in front of us is the ticket office of the church. It's expensive. I didn't go in

The trip to St. Petersburg is over. We are about to return to Moscow. I fell in love with this dream city. On the Neva River, I read this poem of mandelstrom, "Leningrad", that is, St. Petersburg: I return to my city, familiar as tears, as veins, as childhood mumps. You come back here and swallow the cod liver oil of the street lamp by the Leningrad river. You recognize the short day of December: egg yolks mixed in the ominous pitch. Petersburg, I don't want to die yet: you have my phone number. Petersburg, I still have those addresses. I can recall the voice of the dead. I live on the back stairs, and the doorbell rings on my temple. I waited all night for the lovely guests, the door chains banging like shackles. Leningrad North Island, December 1930

"Petersburg, I don't want to die yet, you have my phone number" - Goodbye, Petersburg. Will we meet again?