http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Russia , Northwest , Peterhof en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 08:19:29 +0000 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:19:29 +0000 Being in Russia offseason has advantages and disadvantages. The major plus is that everywhere is quiet that means no queues and a bed in any hostel we choose and Russians not sick to death of tourists but also that we have the chance to get a sense of the natural vibe of the places we visit rather than being lost in throngs of frenetic tourists. Overall I39m glad to be here out of seaso http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-780984.html Unquestionably the numberone day trip from St. Petersburg Peterhof lures visitors with its Versaillesinspired palace which overlooks a cascade of fountains and gardens opening onto the Baltic Sea.Frommer39s Moscow St. PetersburgPeterhof Peter39s court was founded in 1714 by Peter the Great. The magnificent ensemble includes several palaces and large manicured gardens. The Lower Garde http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-643230.html Peterhof or Petrodvorets is a small town some 20km from Saint Petersburg where Peter the Great built his summer palace. The palace also known as the Russian Versaille which basically tells you everything it39s enormous unbelievable and a mustsee when in this part of Russia. We spent almost the entire day there which was nice as it was a very hot day and all the fountains and ponds in the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-619483.html Peterhof is a place perhaps everyone has heard about thats why I will not dwell on it for a very long time. I know that tourists coming to Russia would first of all visit Moscow and St. Petersburg and visiting St. Petersburg almost certainly involves a day trip to Peterhof. When one comes to St. Petersburg House of Book on Nevsky Prospect there are several shelves filled with books devoted t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-559737.html Today we traveled outside St. Petersburg to the town of Pushkin to see Catherine the Great's summer palace. From there we went onto Peterhof Peter the Great's summer palace that is called the Versailles of Russia. Pushkin Catherine's summer palace actually dates back to Peter the Great when he gave it to his wife Catherine I. Their daughter Elizabeth ordered it expanded from 14 rooms to 30 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-535911.html St. Petersburg PeterhofThe two attractions that drew me to St. Petersburg apart from the Winter Palace were the Catherines Palace at Tsarkoye Selo with its fabulous Amber Room and the fountains of Peterhof.However since we were visiting St. Petersburg in the first week of May I was resigned to the idea that the fountains may not be playing. Typically the fountains play from midMay til http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-499685.html About 20 kilometers outside St Pete Peterhof is a palace along the vein of Versailles in Palace and is renowned for its fountains. While you can get there by train or bus or helicopter if you are in a hurry the coolest way of getting there is by hydrofoil. Six of us had decided to go out to visit the palace and had never been on a hydrofoil so that was the obvious if expensive method of tran http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-432050.html Tuesday 26th MayPeterhof Gardens a sight not to be missedIt has been a day of mixed fortunes and highs and lows.First the highs and the low at the end of this blog.One of the pleasures we have had on this trip is the ability to tune into Newstalk ZB via the laptop.It sure beats trying to understand the lingo on foreign TV channels.Of course you dont get to listen to the usual talkback host you http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-403036.html Sain vasta asken liitettya edellisen tekstin blogiini. Olen taas tassa isantiemme koneella joten saa nahda mita tasta tulee. Tama ei ole kovin nopea eika luotettava netti vaikka isannillamme on ainakin kolme lapparia jolla kayttavat tata langatontayhteyttaan. Taman paivan suuri saavutus oli etta paasimme Eremitaasiin ilmaiseksi Ymmarsimme nayttaa opiskelija korttejamme ja tati loi sitten vain http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-316845.html Olen nyt isantiemme koneella jossa ei netti toimi joten kirjoitan muistiolla ja yritan myohemmin liittaa taman blogiini.Mihin siis jainkaanNiin olimme siis seikkailemassa metrotunneleitten syovereissa. Yritimme paasta Nevskipysakille. Monet ihmiset eivat varmaan ymmartaneet mita kysyimme silla he neuvoivat meidat harhaan. Eras liukuportaidenvartija osoitteli ylospain joten minulla tuli mie http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-316827.html We took a metro and then bus out into the country for the day to go to Peterhof it was really cool just looking out the windows on the way there the country is so different than being down in the heart of the city. Peterhof is amazing definitely called the russian versailles for a reason even in march when the fountains werent even on. The palace was enormous and spectacular there are huge ga http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Russia/Northwest/Peterhof/blog-259411.html