Russia

The Gulf of Finland - we could reach the Pacific from here without crossing a border The Gulf of Finland - we could reach the Pacific from here without crossing a border
Some of Vyborg's faded splendour Some of Vyborg's faded splendour
St Petersburg's vast northern suburbs St Petersburg's vast northern suburbs
(part of) The Mikhailovsky Palace (part of) The Mikhailovsky Palace
The Church of The Saviour on Spilled Blood The Church of The Saviour on Spilled Blood
Far too many of these around for our liking... Far too many of these around for our liking...
Nevsky Propsect by night Nevsky Propsect by night
A typical riverside avenue in St Petersburg A typical riverside avenue in St Petersburg
The Winter Palace The Winter Palace
Wedding parties are pretty glamourous affairs out here... Wedding parties are pretty glamourous affairs out here...
...here's a different one ...here's a different one
And you wouldn't expect anything less from a Russian marching band And you wouldn't expect anything less from a Russian marching band
The Winter Palace - even the doors are opulent The Winter Palace - even the doors are opulent
The Winter Palace - a typical corridor The Winter Palace - a typical corridor
The Winter Palace - One of the chandelier rooms, great for a drinks party! The Winter Palace - One of the chandelier rooms, great for a drinks party!
The Winter Palace - ballroom The Winter Palace - ballroom
The Winter Palace - the gold drawing room (literally) The Winter Palace - the gold drawing room (literally)
The Winter Palace - typical parquet flooring The Winter Palace - typical parquet flooring
The Winter Palace - clock in the gold drawing room (of course!) The Winter Palace - clock in the gold drawing room (of course!)
The Winter Palace - the Empresses' boudouir The Winter Palace - the Empresses' boudouir
The Winter Palace - a state drawing room The Winter Palace - a state drawing room
The Rossi Palace, off Nevsky Prospect. Quite modest really The Rossi Palace, off Nevsky Prospect. Quite modest really
One of St Petersburg's Stalinist town halls One of St Petersburg's Stalinist town halls
Statues at the Summer Palace fountains, nr Peterhof Statues at the Summer Palace fountains, nr Peterhof
An interesting pose? An interesting pose?
We were really annoyed we couldn't ski here! We were really annoyed we couldn't ski here!
A view of some of Novgorod's 50 churches A view of some of Novgorod's 50 churches
St Basil's cathedral, Moscow St Basil's cathedral, Moscow
Goose stepping practice at The Kremlin's Changing of the Guard Goose stepping practice at The Kremlin's Changing of the Guard
One of Moscow's lavish metro stations One of Moscow's lavish metro stations
View of The Kremlin's domes (from our apartment) View of The Kremlin's domes (from our apartment)
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, recently rebuilt after Stalin had it demolished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, recently rebuilt after Stalin had it demolished
The enourmous statue of St Peter on the River Moscow The enourmous statue of St Peter on the River Moscow
Moscow's old and new Moscow's old and new
Cathedral of Crist the Saviour at dusk Cathedral of Crist the Saviour at dusk
Catherine & Tony, our wonderful hosts in Moscow Catherine & Tony, our wonderful hosts in Moscow
View from Vladimir's hill View from Vladimir's hill
Vladimir Vladimir
Built in 1158, not looking bad on it Built in 1158, not looking bad on it
Afternoon prayers, Bogolyubovo Afternoon prayers, Bogolyubovo
The monastery at Bogolyubovo The monastery at Bogolyubovo
Typical Russia datcha Typical Russia datcha
How big are these balls?! How big are these balls?!
Moscow's most important shifty policemen Moscow's most important shifty policemen
GUM, Moscow's most famous shopping mall, these days has stuff to buy in it GUM, Moscow's most famous shopping mall, these days has stuff to buy in it
Russian girls practicing one of their favourite past-times Russian girls practicing one of their favourite past-times
Endless sunflower fields in the Black Earth Endless sunflower fields in the Black Earth
'The Motherland Calls', the largest statue in the world when erected in 1967. Volgograd 'The Motherland Calls', the largest statue in the world when erected in 1967. Volgograd
Part of the mighty Volga Part of the mighty Volga
Yuri the lorry driver Yuri the lorry driver
Enjoying Russia's finest Merlot, chilled, in 42C heat in Volgograd. 4 quid a bottle! Enjoying Russia's finest Merlot, chilled, in 42C heat in Volgograd. 4 quid a bottle!
Big melons in Astrakhan Big melons in Astrakhan
A pensive street trader, Astrakhan A pensive street trader, Astrakhan
We were considering swimming here, until... We were considering swimming here, until...

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