This was our second day in St. Petersburg, Russia. Today we took an hour drive to see Peterhof which is one of the places where Peter the Great held court. He also lived on the grounds in a small house. The grounds are full of fountains. It is a little hard to see but there is water running down the steps on both sides of the main waterfall and a huge fountain behind me and many other smaller fountains. The water originates in the hills above Peterhof and continue down the long canal from the base of the house to the Gulf of Finland just a short walk from here. This was really one of the highlights of the trip. The amount of restoration done on these historical treasures since the end of World War II is simply amazing.
Just Beautiful .... are the tourists allowed to go in the house???
ReplyDelete