2013- Day 2- Church of the Spilled Blood
Then we made our way to the Church was named Spilled Blood. We only wore T shirts because we didn’t think it was very cold, and it was warm. All the Russians wore big coats and jackets. We were OK, but I think they thought we were really confident and tough, or just crazy! Either way, nobody gave us any trouble!
We were astounded by the beauty and uniqueness of the famous church. It was built on the site where Czarist Alexander II was assassinated. Christian orthodox without a bare spot to be had anywhere.
Quite an impressive display of architecture and art. We took an audio tour here and it was well worth the our time here. Now we know what we looked at and it was so impressive. We took many photos
My hubby saw me and I was buying these at the souvenir bazaar! I got it! Forty minutes later we decided to go back and get our jackets at the hotel which wasn’t far away.
We had planned dinner at a highly rated restaurant nearby. It was around the corner from our hotel and we had the greatest fantastic beef dinner. So yummy!
100 Country Trek 
I so wanted to see this place but first Covid and then the war changed everything. Thanks for the virtual tour Anita 🙂.
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Yes it was an interesting site we visited but not to go there now during the war.
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A truly beautiful city in Russia. Nice clicks.
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Yes they definitely caught my attention..but there was a war going on ..yuck.
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Yes.. i have seen St Petersburg’s Black and White Cafe video. And it’s truly unique and beautiful.
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Church of the Spilled Blood has got to be the highlight of my time in St. Petersburg. Certainly a colorful church with so much opulence inside!
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Russia has very pretty churches.
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Such historic sites we visited but we won’t return there now..such tragic site
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It looks fabulous, Anita.
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Yes such an amazing site we explored.
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stunning pictures! hopefully one day it will be open again to visit
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Yes ..it is such a tragic war zone 😪
Anita
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Thanks for sharing your memories of St Petersburg, Anita! This is one place that I’ve always wanted to visit.
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Sue this was such an amazing site we explored. But not now during this war zone. Anita
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I love the amount of colour and detail woven into the church- inside and out. The souvenir stalls would have drawn me in, for sure!
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Yes..a very interesting site we visited. I brought some of these souvenirs back home. Anita
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That church looks stunning!
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Yes..it caught my attention. And so historic. Anita
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Enjoying this trip to Russia with you Anita. Fantastic photos.
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the Hermitage is incredible, exceeded all my expectations! And I think I took a photo of that exact painting when I went! It was 2007. I pretended to be Russian and got in at the Russian price! 😀
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Yes..it was such an amazing site we saw..but now there is a tragic war with Russia. Anita
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This is, and I’m sure always will be, one of my favorite travel experiences! So glad you enjoyed it too!
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Such a very historic and interesting place we visited. Anita
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Wow! That looks like such an incredible place to visit. The artwork and architecture are stunning!
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This was such an incredible site we visited. So much historic area. Anita
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The architecture is beautiful.
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It was such an amazing site..but we can’t go there anymore 😢
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I’m so sorry that you can’t go there anymore because of the tragic war with Russia but at least you still have the memories. 💚🙏🏾
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