Russia | Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel

PHOTO: Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

August 9, 2021January 5, 2015 by Barbara Weibel

Alexander Column and Hermitage Museum, seen through the arch of the General Staff Building of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia

PHOTO: Little Konushennaya Street, St. Petersburg, Russia

August 9, 2021January 4, 2015 by Barbara Weibel

Little Konushennaya Street in city center of St. Petersburg, Russia

Little Konushennaya Street, one of several pedestrianized shopping streets in city center of St. Petersburg, Russia

The Cure for Everything – Russia’s White Birch Trees

July 3, 2019January 3, 2015 by Barbara Weibel

White Birch trees along the Volga-Baltic Waterway in Russia

Freezing rain splashed off the massive stone walls of Belozersky Monastery, pelted my face, and trickled down my neck. I pulled my hood closer and surveyed the leaden surroundings. On my left, the monastery loomed dense and gray, threatening to tip the earth. Ahead of me lay a gray corpse of a lake. The only … Read more

PHOTO: Alexander Pushkin Monument in St. Petersburg, Russia

August 9, 2021January 3, 2015 by Barbara Weibel

Alexander Pushkin Monument stands in a part in the city center of St. Petersburg, Russia

PHOTO: Rostral Column in St. Petersburg, Russia

August 9, 2021January 2, 2015 by Barbara Weibel

Rostral Column on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg, Russia, once used as a lighthouse, displays prows of conquered ships to frighten off invaders

Rostral Column on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg, Russia. The former lighthouse is decorated with the prows of conquered ships to frighten off invaders.