The next morning my Mom and I took a boat ride to Petergof, another former royal residence of the Russian monarchs. This place is especially beautiful: some incredibly gorgeous fountains of different themes scattered over a park with a magnificent palace on top of the hill overlooking the Finnish Straight that connects Russia to Northern Europe. I actually remember visiting this place when my family first traveled to St Petersburg in the summer of 1992. We walked around, took numerous pictures, went into a few auxiliary buildings, went underneath the Palace to examine how the fountain system works, and just strolled leisurely on the vast grounds of this estate.
In the evening, we took a walk around the city after dinner, going to perhaps my favorite church building in Russia: the Church of Christ the Savior. The domes are so unique that they look like they are made of mozaic, not of stone.
A visit to one more famous landmark that evening: St Isaac Cathedral.
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