Home of Peter the Great- son named after
June 22nd 2009 Geo: 59.939, 30.3158Up early and off the ship. 10 of us in minibus with Russian guide. First stop the Catherines Summer Palace. Sumptuous building bombed in the war and carefully restored. Next stop a lvely old church on the way back to town. A funeral with open casket was going on but tourists still allowed in-very bizarre, but lovely music at the funeral. We stopped at the usual souvenir shop
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