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| Buildings near where we are moored |
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| entrance to the Yusupov palace |
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| wax figures telling the story of Rasputin's murder |
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| the alley way that led out to the river |
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| views around the palace rooms |
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| the man of the house had his own staircase to his wife's bedroom |
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| the wife's bedroom - see the doorway? |
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| this was my favorite room - the round room |
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| the Blue Room |
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| and the Red Room |
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| Parquetry floor was made exactly the same as the chandelier above |
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| we were entertained with some singing |
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| the family's theatre complete with Royal Box |
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| where we had lunch - The Restaurant |
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| Stephen and Den |
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| Sandy and Viv |
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| Now we are in the Hermitage |
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| believe it or not this was used as a vase |
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| some of the most valued paintings in the collection |
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| I loved these old hand made laces |
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| an incomplete statue by Michelangelo |
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