Russia: More photos from 3/14/2017

Breakfast in the Belmond Grand dining room

Breakfast in the Belmond Grand dining room

St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral bell tower

St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral bell tower

St. Isaac's Cathedral

St. Isaac's Cathedral

The Nativity of the Virgin mosaic, St. Isaac's Cathedral

The Nativity of the Virgin mosaic, St. Isaac's Cathedral

Gilded angel in the sunlight, St. Isaac's Cathedral

Gilded angel in the sunlight, St. Isaac's Cathedral

Ceiling painting, St. Isaac's Cathedral

Ceiling painting, St. Isaac's Cathedral

Door, St. Isaac's Cathedral

Door, St. Isaac's Cathedral

St. Isaac's Cathedral

St. Isaac's Cathedral

Mosaic, St. Isaac's Cathedral

Mosaic, St. Isaac's Cathedral

3,500 year old Egyptian sphinx at University Embankment on the Neva River

3,500 year old Egyptian sphinx at University Embankment on the Neva River

Rostral column lighthouse

Rostral column lighthouse

Klava, unofficial tsarina of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Klava, unofficial tsarina of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Tomb of Peter the Great

Tomb of Peter the Great

Chapel of St. Catherine the Martyr, where the Romanovs are entombed

Chapel of St. Catherine the Martyr, where the Romanovs are entombed

Stained glass window in the annex of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Stained glass window in the annex of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Trubetskoy Bastion Prison

Trubetskoy Bastion Prison

Trubetskoy Bastion Prison

Trubetskoy Bastion Prison

Chinese wall

Chinese wall

Iurii and Neli Petrochenkov's kitchen

Iurii and Neli Petrochenkov's kitchen

Leaving the Petrochenkov's

Leaving the Petrochenkov's

Faberge Museum, Shuvalov Palac

Faberge Museum, Shuvalov Palace

Lilies of the Valley Imperial Easter Egg

Lilies of the Valley Imperial Easter Egg
gift from Nicholas II to his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna, Easter 1898

Cockerel Imperial Easter Egg Clock

Cockerel Imperial Easter Egg Clock
gift from Nicholas II to his mother Maria Fyodorovna, Easter 1900

Fifteenth Anniversary Imperial Easter Egg

Fifteenth Anniversary Imperial Easter Egg
gift from Nicholas II to his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna, Easter 1911

Bay Tree Imperial Easter Egg

Bay Tree Imperial Easter Egg
gift from Nicholas II to his mother Maria Fyodorovna, Easter 1911

Order of St George Imperial Easter Egg

Order of St George Imperial Easter Egg, 1916
the only egg that Maria Fyodorovna was able to take when she fled Russia

Duchess of Marlborough Egg (Pink Serpent Egg), Faberge, 1902

Duchess of Marlborough Egg (Pink Serpent Egg), Faberge, 1902

Kelch Chanticleer egg clock, 1904

Kelch Chanticleer egg clock, 1904

Snuff box, Faberge Museum

Snuff box, Faberge Museum

Icon in a filgree and enamel riza, Faberge Museum

Icon in a filgree and enamel riza, Faberge Museum

Folding Icon: Our Lady of Kazan, St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker, amd St. Alexandra

Folding Icon: Our Lady of Kazan, St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker, amd St. Alexandra
Gift to Alexandra Fyodorovna for her marriage to Nicholas II, 1894

Our waiter serves us sadzh at Khinkalnaya on the Neva Georgian restaurant

Our waiter serves us sadzh at Khinkalnaya on the Neva Georgian restaurant

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