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The tourist bazaar at the entrance to Peterhof Palace.
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We saw a lot of furs for sale in the northern Baltic cities, including in Iceland. These are from a red fox and silver fox.
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We didn't go inside the palace at all; we just saw part of the gardens.
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One thing we saw in all the old palaces in St. Petersburg was gold foil covering almost everything ornamental!
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I guess the lower chain wasn't enough to keep the tourists off the grass!
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All the statues are gilded.
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It's very popular with the tourists here!
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The palace and gardens were built by Peter the Great.
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A stall in the restaurant where we had lunch.
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In the afternoon, we went to see the Hermitage Museum. it was founded in 1764 by Empress Catherine the Great.
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This looks like a lighthouse or some other sort of beacon.
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The museum is very popular and VERY crowded. It is the second largest in the world and has the largest collection of paintings anywhere.
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The museum is composed of several buildings. The main entrance used to be the Winter Palace for the Russian Tsars.
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There is an impressive amount of gold leaf everywhere!
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