The entrance to the Winter Palace and Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Jordan Staircase, at the entrance to the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
The Jordan Staircase at the entrance to the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Armorial Hall, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
The recreation of Raphaels loggias in the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
Ceiling of the Gold Drawing Room, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Malachite Room, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
Golden door and malachite columns, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
Malachite Urn in Winter Palace, St. Petersburg. There is a matching urn in the Grand Reception Room at Windsor Castle in England.
The Peacock Clock, a gift from Potemkin to Catherine the Great, opens only once a week. Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
Doors, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
Wood inlay floor, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
The gilded iconostasis at St. Nicholas Cathedral, St. Petersburg - from the mid-1700's
The dome and ceilings of St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia
Lighting candles at Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Bronze Horseman, commissioned by Catherine the Great to honor Peter the Great, St. Petersburg, Russia
Marinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Church of the Spilled Blood, built on the site where Tsar Alexander II was assassinated, St. Petersburg, Russia
Photographing young girls on the canals of St. Petersburg, Russia
Souvenir stand, St. Petersburg
Food stand serving hot dogs and hamburgers, St. Petersburg, Russia
Love locks on the canal, St. Petersburg, Russia
Army hat, left behind by security officer, St. Petersburg, Russia
Catherine's Palace, also called Tsarskoe Selo, was the summer palace of the tsars, on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia
Reception Hall at Catherine's Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia
Gilded cupolas, Catherine's Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia
The Amber Room, inside Catherine's Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia
Dining room, Catherine's Palace, near St. Petersburg
The Pavilion Hermitage, in the gardens of Catherine's Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia
Peterhof Palace, on the Baltic, outside of St. Petersburg, Russia
Old Town Hall Tower, with astronomical clock, Prague, Czech Republic
Astronomical Clock, first installed in 1410, in Prague, Czech Republic
Fountain in old town of Prague, Czech Republic
Heroic statuary, Prague, Czech Republic
Bar serving local beer, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Lion statue at the end of the Chain Bridge, linking Buda and Pest, Budapest, Hungary
The Matthias Church and Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary
Steeple of Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary
Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary
Holy Trinity Column, Budapest, Hungary
Guard statute at Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary
Hats for sale, Budapest, Hungary
Szentendre, a short boat ride down the Danube from Budapest, Hungary
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