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Luke in his comfortable bed on the Russian train to St. Pete. Actually, that's where the luggage goes, but Luke wanted to see if he could fit in the space.
Date: 02/01/2004
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Luke and Liz in our train compartment.
Date: 02/01/2004
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bronze_horseman_lg
The most famous statue of Peter the Great is the Bronze Horseman. The monument was meant to be a tribute by Catherine the Great to her famous predecessor on the Russian throne. The monument depicts Peter leading the way for Russia while his horse tramples
Date: 02/01/2004
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Liz and I with the Bronze Horseman
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1037
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The Bronze Horseman
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 991
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The Bronze Horseman
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 961
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Myself with a missile at the Artillery Museum - BEST MUSEUM EVER!
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 937
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Luke with some big guns
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 983
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You know, these were designed to strike at U.S. troops...and now they are on display for us Americans to take pictures of!
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 945
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Some more guns and rockets
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 955
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A bridge over the Neva River
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 979
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A tribute to revolutionaries killed during the 1917 Revolution and Civil War. This was located on Mars Field - don't walk on the grass here - you could be trodding on the graves of revolutionaries.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 953
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Luke and Liz being detained by the militsia outside the Hermitage! They jaywalked and had the choice of paying a 100 ruble fine (aka bribe) or being taken down to the police station. They paid the fine, of course, even though tons of Russians were also
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1053
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Luke and Liz paying the fine
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1056
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Peter and Paul Fortress
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1089
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The Victory Torches. These torches are lit on May 9 in honor of my birthday. No, not really...they are lit to honor the observance of Victory in Europe Day (official end of WWII), which falls on May 9 in Russia.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1096
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Victory torches
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 940
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One of the many canals of St. Petersburg.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 1065
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stpete_lindsay_camera
A picture of me taking a picture while the rest of the group figures out where we are going next.
Date: 02/01/2004
Views: 855
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