Yes, we went subway hopping to see some adornments.  The subway stations are beautiful. Here are some pictures.  Then we came above ground this is what we saw…. ​ Red square Red square Red square Tomorrow we go to the Kremlin and then back to Red Square during the...

Beautiful poppies in St Petersburg; always reminds me of veterans.  We made it!  The train ride was smoothe, we didnt get pick-pocketed and after traffic, made it to the hotel!   Here are some videos Marriott Grand Moscow traffic Moscow traffic...

Board the high-speed SAPSAN TRAIN to Moscow. Globus Local Favorite Visit the magnificent MOSCOW UNDERGROUND and RED SQUARE....

Beautiful place….  and again, the floors were amazing. At the Hermitage the floors had 6 layers of lacquer; here at Catherine’s palace zero lacquer.  As such, we all had to wear booties and basically swept the floors as we walked through it.  While language was not a problem in...

In Pushkin, visit magnificent CATHERINE PALACE (if closed, visit PAVLOVSK PALACE instead)....

We spent a few hours at the Hermitage museum. We saw some Rembrandts, some DaVincis and more. The place was crazy busy. Here are some photos/videos. Most people would think two hours wasn’t enough and it wasn’t if you wanted to see everything. However, it was plenty long enough...

Guided sightseeing starts with the Winter Palace complex, now home of the world-famous HERMITAGE MUSEUM. Next, drive along elegant Nevsky Prospect and visit ST. ISAAC’S CATHEDRAL...

So we went on a canal cruise….. only one problem, it was a Russian speaking tour! So yet again, here are some pictures that I’m clueless as to what they are…. but we still enjoyed it. Just beautiful; reminds us of other European cities, like Venice....

Here’s a few pictures from St Petersburg. I’m clueless as to what any of these places are as all descriptions were in Russian. Hopefully I’ll find out tomorrow during our tour.  We just went for a 5 mile walk and this is what we found. It was raining most...