Notes from the May - June 2009
Tour of Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia and England

St. Petersburg, Russia - June 3 Catherine I`s Summer Palace in Pushkin, 30 miles south of St. Petersburg Blue structure back left is a room heater with Delft tiles

Expanded by Empress Anna and Empress Elizabeth in the mid 1700s

The famous Amber Room

Amber pieces are affixed to the walls, picture frames, mirrors, etc.

This is one of a number of dining rooms with tables set

Court Architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli brought the exterior to its height of grandeur

On the way out of the palace grounds

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