Summer Palace Adventure

Today we visited Petergof, and toured the Summer Palace!  The Summer Palace was really the only thing in Russia that I looked at in the guide books and thought, "I HAVE to see that."  And let me tell you, the real thing is incredible!  The fountains were breath-taking, and there were so many scattered around the palace and in the gardens.  It was absolutely mind-blowing.  The fountains were so grand and so gorgeous!  The gardens surrounding the palace were massive and absolutely beautiful!  I can't imagine what it would have been like for Anastasia and other royals to stroll around that place any time they wanted!  There weren't a massive amount of people there either which was so great.  I really wished my family could have been there with me because it was such an amazing place and I wanted to share it with them!  Also, I'm pretty sure I saw someone from the Russian mafia.  There was a guy with tattoos on his knuckles, and supposedly that is a sign of involvement in the mafia.  I should have gotten a picture! Haha!  The inside of the palace was really cool.  We only got to tour a part of it though and we weren't allowed to take pictures.  I took a few though anyway.  I had to be secretive about it, so that's why they aren't the best quality! Haha!  On our way back we stopped by a Catholic cathedral called "Sobor" and went inside.  It was absolutely gorgeous, and there was a choir singing beautiful pieces that had to have been from the 1500's-1600's.  Today was an amazing day!  Here's a million photos for you to look at!!

-XOXO ~Keeley