St. Petersburg
June 5th 2006 Hello everyone,
St. Petersburg is fabulous. The Hermitage Museum is the biggest tourist attraction. It was built in 1764 and was originally used as the winter palace. Catherine the Great lived there alone in the original 330 rooms. Although she didn't lack "company" she referred to her solitary existence as living like a hermit, hence the term Hermitage. Different Czars added on to the win
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