Finally...here are the pictures from Russia and Finland.
Enjoy!
Puss och kram,
Alice
xo
Enjoy!
Puss och kram,
Alice
xo
The Viking Line Terminal in Stockholm
View from the ferry as we were leaving Stockholm
Part of the ferry!
More of Stockholm!
Some of the sights of Helsinki as seen through the wet window of the bus! (A few of these buildings I'm not sure of names or uses! Sorry)
One of the main streets in Helsinki
I think this was the National Museum
Sibelius Monument
Sibelius' Head
Under the Sibelius Monument
The entrance to the underground church
Not sure what this building was!
Sibelius' Head
Under the Sibelius Monument
The entrance to the underground church
Not sure what this building was!
Helsinki Cathedral
Not sure which building this was but it was in the old part of Helsinki
I think this was the library in the older part of town but I'm not 100% sure
The statue in the square outside the Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
Not sure which building this was but it was in the old part of Helsinki
I think this was the library in the older part of town but I'm not 100% sure
The statue in the square outside the Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral
Inside the Helsinki Cathedral
The Land and Sea Fortress in Helsinki
Our lovely hotel in Helsinki
Inside the metro station
The name of the metro station near the hotel...try and say that!
Out hotel in St Petersburg
The main bridge which is an extension of Nevsky Prospect
The Land and Sea Fortress in Helsinki
Our lovely hotel in Helsinki
Inside the metro station
The name of the metro station near the hotel...try and say that!
Out hotel in St Petersburg
The main bridge which is an extension of Nevsky Prospect
Smolny Cathedral
The Smolny Institue where women are taught how to be and how to act if they become royalty!
The Smolny Institue where women are taught how to be and how to act if they become royalty!
I'm not exactly sure what this was a picture of! Somewhere on the Neva River
St Isaac's Cathedral
A monument somewhere in St Petersburg that represents something (but I have no idea what!)
I think this must have been a place where new mothers go. There were so many prams parked out in the street!
How the Russians mark a huge pot hole in the pedestrian street
St Isaac's Cathedral
A monument somewhere in St Petersburg that represents something (but I have no idea what!)
I think this must have been a place where new mothers go. There were so many prams parked out in the street!
How the Russians mark a huge pot hole in the pedestrian street
St Isaac Cathedral from a distance
Nevsky Prospect street sign
The Alexander Column at Palace Square
The Peter and Paul Fortress
The Neva River with icebergs still floating on it
An old ship anchored outside the Peter and Paul Fortress
The Peter and Paul Fortress
The church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood
The Winter Palace and the Alexander Column
The marching band rehearsing outside the Winter Palace
Inside the Winter Palace and the Hermitage
The Winter Palace
St Catherine's Church on Nevsky Prospect
Outside Nikolaevsky Palace where the folk performance was held
The Folk Performance we went to see
Our hotel room in St Petersburg
The outskirts of St Petersburg (not nearly as nice as the city centre)
The main (and only) rail road between Moscow and St Petersburg
Outside Catherine Palace
Inside Catherine Palace - every room was decorated with amazing furniture, ceilings, furniture, walls...you get the picture!
The old style heaters
A group of male singers who performed for us. They were really good too!
Inside Catherine Palace - every room was decorated with amazing furniture, ceilings, furniture, walls...you get the picture!
The old style heaters
A group of male singers who performed for us. They were really good too!
The gardens at Catherin Palace
Catherine Palace out at the Pushkin
The view from the Colonnade at St Isaac Cathedral
The view from the Colonnade at St Isaac Cathedral
Inside St Isaac Cathedral
A cool bridge with lions over a canal in St Petersburg
The tower near St Nicolas Cathedral
A church with a green roof (name unknown to me!)
The tower near St Nicolas Catherdral
One of the canals in St Petersburg
The monument outside Trinity Church
The Trinity (a.k.a. Troitsky) Church which had a fire in it about 3 years ago
MOSCOW!
St Basil's Cathedral
The Red Square
The Gym on the Red Square
Another fancy looking church somewhere in Moscow
The entrance to the Kremlin
The Kremlin
The church of Christ our Saviour from a distance
Some church we passed on the bus tour
Moscow University, which if you ask me is a rather fancy looking building for a university!
A castle like building at a park we stopped at...and note that the lake is frozen solid!
The Gym!
Our hotel which was the old Olympic village
The flea market near our hotel
Our guide and some of the others in our tour group!
Inside the Kremlin walls
Some of the churches in the Kremlin (names unknown to me!)
Inside one of the churches
The old bell found within the grounds of the Kremlin
The statue of Peter the Great (which is the guy you can see standing on the ship)
One of the fancy metro stations (which if you ask me was not all that special!)
Some cool blue building we passed
The church of Christ our Saviour
Just near where the changing of the guards was held
The changing of the guard outside the Kremlin
The Red Square (I'm not too sure exactly what the names of these buildings are!)
Inside the Gym
Inside St Basil's Cathedral
St Basil's Cathedral lit up at night
BACK IN ST PETERSBURG!
Some of the houses we saw on our walking tour through the north part of St Petersburg
The park we walked through
The Buddhist Temple
The view from the ferry as we were leaving Turku to head back to Stockholm
