All I can say is "wow" what a fantastic city - like a mix of Paris and Stockholm/Helsinki. So beautiful, so compact, especially compared with Moscow. I can see why people come from all around the world to see and experience this wonderful place. When Peter the Great made it the capital of Russia, he dragged it into the Western world and it shows with its luscious beaux arts architecture and the over-the-top gilding on everything from the Hermitage gates to the fabulous domes of the churches.
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