Elbrus Expedition Dispatch
June 29, 2013 – Images of Our First Day in St. Petersburg
It is great to be back in Saint Petersburg, the "Venice of the North".
Teri, Tim, Margaret, Rafael and Lina leaving for the tour. They left the hotel early so that they could catch a hydrofoil ride across the water to the summer palace.
The team at The Peterhof Palace also referred as the "Russian Versailles" a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After a full day touring Peterhoff (The Summer Palace) with Lina; Margaret, Teri, Tim and Rafael quickly got dressed to go to a ballet performance at the Hermitage Theater.
Tim, Teri, Margaret and Rafael at the ballet
The Gala Ballet at the Hermitage Theater
Teri, Tim, Margaret and Rafael having dinner after the theater
These street musicians were performing next to our hotel, at the location of a soon-to-be-opened new Starbucks.
Rob, Charles and Gordon arrive in Saint Petersburg.