Russia: More photos from 3/17/2017

Pianist in the Belmond Grand dining room

Pianist in the Belmond Grand dining room

Scene from our walk to the submarine

Scene from our walk to the submarine

Palace Square: Winter Palace and General Staff Building

Palace Square: Winter Palace and General Staff Building

Winter Palace

Winter Palace

Dvortsoviy Bridge

Dvortsoviy Bridge

Love lock with our anniversary date on Dvortsoviy Bridge

Love lock with our anniversary date on Dvortsoviy Bridge

Icebreaker trail in the Neva River

Icebreaker trail in the Neva River

Peter and Paul Fortress in the distance

Peter and Paul Fortress in the distance

St. Isaac's

St. Isaac's

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

C-189 Whiskey class submarine

C-189 Whiskey class submarine

Ducks on the frozen Neva River

Ducks on the frozen Neva River

Walking along the jetty to the sub

Walking along the jetty to the sub



Tserkov Uspeniya Presvyatoy Bogoroditsy

C-189 Whiskey class submarine

C-189 Whiskey class submarine

Torpedo tubes in the aft of C-189

Torpedo tubes in the aft of C-189

Torpedo tube

Torpedo tube

Door between compartments

Door between compartments

Steph at the port controls

Steph at the port controls

Craig at the starboard controls

Craig at the starboard controls

Bathroom facilities in the aft torpedo compartment

Bathroom facilities in the aft torpedo compartment

Moving between submarine compartments on the C-189

Moving between submarine compartments on the C-189"

Craig in the C-189

Craig in the C-189

These go to 11!

These go to 11!

C-189 electronics and communications

C-189 electronics and communications

Galley of the C-189 submarine

Galley of the C-189 submarine

Soviet computer

Soviet computer

Sonar, C-189

Sonar, C-189

Steph on the C-189

Steph on the C-189

Crazy Ivan!

Crazy Ivan!

Cabin of the Communist party representative, C-189

Cabin of the Communist party representative, C-189

Craig in the hallway of the officer's cabins, C-189

Craig in the hallway of the officer's cabins, C-189

Torpedo tubes and torpedoes at the fore of the C-189

Torpedo tubes and torpedoes at the fore of the C-189

Bunks in the fore of the C-189

Bunks in the fore of the C-189

Torpedo propulsion

Torpedo propulsion

Torpedo

Torpedo

Moving between submarine compartments on the C-189

Moving between submarine compartments on the C-189

C-189 Whiskey class submarine

C-189 Whiskey class submarine

Our stamped entrance tickets to the C-189

Our stamped entrance tickets to the C-189

Blagoveshchenskiy Bridge

Blagoveshchenskiy Drawbridge

We found it!

We found it!

Lunch at Russian Vodka Room No. 1

Lunch at Russian Vodka Room No. 1

Lunch at Russian Vodka Room No. 1

Lunch at Russian Vodka Room No. 1

A scene from our walk back to the hotel

A scene from our walk back to the hotel

Admiralty

Admiralty

President Putin rides a bear in a shop window

President Putin rides a bear in a shop window

Onegin vodka and a matryoshka cocktail at Katyusha

Onegin vodka and a matryoshka cocktail at Katyusha

Dinner show at Katyusha

Dinner show at Katyusha

Kalinka acrobatics

Kalinka acrobatics

Steph dancing at Katyusha

Steph dancing at Katyusha

Cathedral on Spilled Blood at night

Cathedral on Spilled Blood at night



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