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When they arrived, it turned out they were nothing like the perogies I imagined. Actually, they were more like strudel or stollen. The menu at second glance translated to pies not perogies. Whatever they were called, they were absolutely delicious! We wished we could have gotten some to go.
One last palace was on our list for the day's adventure as well, the Yusupov Palace. I did not immedi

The story sounded a bit familiar but it still did not register with me until I saw the picture of Rasputin in one of the rooms. There was no denying that this was the "mad monk." Take a look at his picture here.


We walked through the rooms where the conspirators lured him and tried to poison him and then shot him. And then while he was still alive, they tossed his body into the Moika river. I think the official cause of death was drowning. Guess he was one tough cookie.
Our tour finished in the upstairs rooms that truly were palatial. One would have never guessed from the outside the beauty and elaborate furnishings on the inside. And the one feature of this palace that was

The theater was truly that and is still used today for productions. It is quite popular and difficult to obtain tickets for perfor

Our day and our stay in St. Petersburg was rapidly drawing to an end but there were still two more stops to make--St. Peter and Paul Church and St. Isaac's.
More on St. Petersburg:
St. Petersburg
Catherine's Palace
Hermitage
Church on the Spilled Blood
Peterhof and the Metro
St. Isaac's and St. Peter and Paul
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