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cknot1sk: our moby spl cabin - almost to st. petersburg
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cknot1sk: yay for scaffolding on the church of the savior on spilled blood
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cknot1sk: the church was funded by the imperial family
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cknot1sk: more mosaics than in any other church in the world
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cknot1sk: it fell to disrepair after the 1917 revolution
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cknot1sk: the soviets closed its doors in 1932
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cknot1sk: the church was reopened in 1997, after 27 years of restoration
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cknot1sk: absolutely stunning altar and mosaics
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cknot1sk: jesus blessing the chandelier
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cknot1sk: parting shot of this gorgeous church
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cknot1sk: an assortment of matryoshka dolls
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cknot1sk: we hiked up to the top of st. isaac's cathedral
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cknot1sk: overlooking st. petersburg
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cknot1sk: light pouring through the dome in st. isaac's
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cknot1sk: stumbled upon a good luck cat
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cknot1sk: a salute to former times
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cknot1sk: strolling through town
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cknot1sk: exploring the less touristic areas
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cknot1sk: workers relief
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cknot1sk: touring the yusupov palace
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cknot1sk: moroccan smoking room
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cknot1sk: stained glass birds
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cknot1sk: parking along nevsky prospekt
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cknot1sk: another clunker
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cknot1sk: matryoshka doll holding our bill at sadko restaurant
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cknot1sk: russian golabki
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cknot1sk: mariinsky theatre
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cknot1sk: at the ballet!
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cknot1sk: seeing giselle
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cknot1sk: an evening at the russian ballet