EuroChristmas: Catherine Palace
28 December 2015 St. Petersburg (Pushkin), Russia On Monday, we took a tour to Catherine Palace , about 25 km south of St. Petersburg. The palace is home to the infamous Amber Room , another one of Dad's bucket list items. By his own admission, Dad often says this is one of the subjects he is most well-read about, so we had to see it! Rick had done some research about how to best get to the palace and see it, and booked us a private guide and transport ahead of time. The van picked us up at 9am, and drove us to Pushkin. Our tour guide narrated along the way, pointing out landmarks within the city, Soviet architecture, and other points of interest. Our first stop in Pushkin was a small Orthodox church, where a service was taking place. The palace was within walking distance, so we snapped a few photos of the exterior before heading inside. the palace's chapel, still not open to the public the golden gates the palace square morning sun ...