Krazy Kruizers Posted July 4, 2019 #126 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Got way behind on this thread. Love all the reports and fantastic pictures. Food sure looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #127 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Krazy Kruizers said: Got way behind on this thread. Love all the reports and fantastic pictures. Food sure looks good. Thank you , we do like to eat locally when we go ashore . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted July 4, 2019 #128 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, scubacruiserx2 said: A quick survey . We didn't go to the Hermitage this trip . Would you like to see photos from the Hermitage past or move on to our 2nd day ? I would love to see the photos from the Hermitage if it’s not too much trouble. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #129 Share Posted July 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, *Miss G* said: I would love to see the photos from the Hermitage if it’s not too much trouble. Thank you! Ok , we don't have to edit them , just condense . The Hermitage ( formerly The Winter Palace ) stands in Palace Square It was started by Catherine the Great with some painting bought from Germany ( she was German ) You enter here And ascend the Jordan Staircase The Hall of Peter the Great The Armorial Hall The Saint George Hall The Peacock clock Large mosaic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #130 Share Posted July 4, 2019 We now enter the da Vinci room The room features 2 paintings from the true renaissance genius , Leonardo da Vinci . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci The first is the Benois Madonna - 1478 . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benois_Madonna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #131 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Here's a close up of the Benois Madonna . This is the Madonna Litta , also by da Vinci . A passing guide shared it's story with us also ( my , what big ears you have grandma ) . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_Litta The doors in the room are a work of art themselves . They are decorated in the Boulle style , and made from tortoise shell and gilded brass . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted July 4, 2019 #132 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Thank you, for every pic you share. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #133 Share Posted July 4, 2019 One of my favorite painters was Rembrant . The Hermitage has 20 of his paintings . Like many artists , he used self , friends and family as models . The is his young wife , Saskia , as the Roman goddess of flowers and sex , Flora . He also used her and self in The prodigal son in the Tavern painting - which is not found in the Hermitage . Rembrandt's Abraham and Issac 1634 , from the Bible story . And finally , Rembrandt's last great painting The return of the Prodigal Son 1669 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Prodigal_Son_(Rembrandt) It is a renowned work described by art historian Kenneth Clark as "a picture which those who have seen the original in Leningrad may be forgiven for claiming as the greatest picture ever painted".[2] The quote above and the following photo are from wikipedia : 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #134 Share Posted July 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, cat shepard said: Thank you, for every pic you share. You're welcome Cat , we're trying to hit the highlights but not overdo it . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #135 Share Posted July 4, 2019 The Small Italian Skylight Room A vase in the room The Death of Adonis The Crouching Boy - Michelango The Raphael Loggias 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #136 Share Posted July 4, 2019 The Three Graces Through this window you can see several Atlas statutes supporting the porch roof Going down and looking up . Two last photos before leaving the Hermitage . A giant vase And a mummy And NO , it's not Lenin - he's in the Kremlin ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #137 Share Posted July 4, 2019 The most beautiful churches that we have seen have been in Russia . Here are 3 from a visit to Moscow . Kazan Cathedral on Red Square The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is the tallest Russian Orthodox church in the world But most people will think of Saint Basil's It seem like it always rains when we go there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted July 4, 2019 #138 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Thank you for the Hermitage pics, ScubaCruiser. The opulence and workmanship of the building is incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Pete Cruiser Posted July 4, 2019 #139 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Thanks for sharing the Hermitage photos. Brings back great memories, although we were in a bit of a daze after taking in so much. We were there on the Ryndam in July 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #140 Share Posted July 4, 2019 27 minutes ago, *Miss G* said: Thank you for the Hermitage pics, ScubaCruiser. The opulence and workmanship of the building is incredible! I liked the wood parquet flooring too but it's hard to see in the photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #141 Share Posted July 4, 2019 24 minutes ago, St Pete Cruiser said: Thanks for sharing the Hermitage photos. Brings back great memories, although we were in a bit of a daze after taking in so much. We were there on the Ryndam in July 2013. It's an overload for just a couple of days and that's why we went back to see it at a slower pace . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Pete Cruiser Posted July 4, 2019 #142 Share Posted July 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said: It's an overload for just a couple of days and that's why we went back to see it at a slower pace . Sounds like a very good plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted July 4, 2019 #143 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Just got caught up. Thank you for your wonderful pictures, they make me want to go back to the Hermitage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #144 Share Posted July 4, 2019 There is a number of churches that we didn't see this trip because of time limitations The Peter and Paul Cathedral is the oldest landmark in St. Petersburg and is where the Czars and Czarinas are buried like Peter and Catherine the Great You can also take a helicopter ride here on weekends and holidays Church on Spilled Blood in the center Smolney Cathedral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #145 Share Posted July 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, puppycanducruise said: Just got caught up. Thank you for your wonderful pictures, they make me want to go back to the Hermitage. You're welcome , it's great place to visit . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #146 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Another church that we missed this trip was the amazing St. Isaac's Cathedral . http://www.saint-petersburg.com/cathedrals/st-isaacs-cathedral/ The view from St. Isaac's Square We will be using some photos from our 2015 visit It took 40 years to complete , but it's beautiful It's about 100 meters to the top of the dome and the statues there are larger than life . It was crowded when we last visited . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #147 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Saint Nicolas Naval Cathedral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted July 4, 2019 #148 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Your great pictures bring back good memories, although we did not make it to Moscow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #149 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Not far from Catherine's Palace is Fyodor's Cathedral This was the home church of the last Czar Nicholas II and his family. Click on the link for 1912 photo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tcarskoe_Selo_Feodorovski_sobor_1912_004.jpg It was destroyed during the World War II by the invaders and was being restored when we visited This is Chesma Church . It commemorates the Russian victory over the Turks at Chesma. Here is a close up We noticed as we walked around the back that there is a graveyard with soldiers from several different wars When we stepped inside there was a service going on - it was very beautiful and moving music As we were leaving we noticed that a group of public school students were brought to the church as a field trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted July 4, 2019 Author #150 Share Posted July 4, 2019 55 minutes ago, ski ww said: Your great pictures bring back good memories, although we did not make it to Moscow. Thank you ski ww . We haven't gone to Moscow from a cruise because of the time factor and there is plenty to see and do in St. Petersburg . We did go when we had a Visa and could stay overnight and walk around on our own . We noticed when we saw the changing of the guards in Moscow that there were no women like we later saw in Stockholm . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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