Monday, May 9,2011
Today is the 9th of May which is a holiday here in Russia, celebrating the victory in WWII. We did not see any of the celebrations here today but all weekend we saw ribbons, flowers, signs, etc talking about the holiday.
Today we went to Catherine’s palace which was very beautiful. It was robin egg’s blue and white trim and had gold onion domes on the chapel that was part of it. The rooms were trimmed in gold and were very gaudy with mirrors and such. The moist beautiful room was the amber room which is made of amber as the name suggests. The wall panels are solid amber and amazing detail work.
We enjoyed the gardens and lakes surrounding the palace as well. The hyacinths are in full bloom and smelled so good. There are a few tulips open now as well and more will be open soon. All the standing got to my back and it started having spasms so we decided to not try any adventures this afternoon.
Tomorrow we have an optional tour to another palace tomorrow and then we set sail down the river as we eat dinner tomorrow night.
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