my visit to russia begins along the baltic sea in saint petersburg. saint petersburg is russia's second-largest city as well as its cultural capital. the historic center of saint petersburg and related groups of monuments constitute a unesco world heritage site. next i continue on to moscow, russia's capital and most populous city. here i visit historic red square and the kremlin. the video concludes with my visit to the trinity monastery of st. sergii in zagorsk.
video contents:
0:00:00 intro
0:00:24 peter and paul fortress
0:08:05 moscow square/house of soviets
0:08:37 victory square
0:10:05 imperial reception at catherine palace
0:43:07 st. petersburg at night
0:43:59moscow triumphal gate
0:44:23 holiday inn moscow gate
0:45:18 narva triumphal gate
0:45:55 peterhof
0:46:01saint peter and paul cathedral
0:46:25peterhof grand palace
0:46:41 the grand cascade - samson fountain
0:53:05 lower garden
0:54:49 the adam fountain
0:54:58 gulf of finland
0:55:19 french formal garden
0:56:06 panterre garden - roman fountains
0:57:44 dragon cascade on chessboard hill
0:58:00 orangery fountain
0:58:42 the east chapel
0:59:12 upper garden
0:59:40 dostoyevsky area of st. petersburg
1:00:41troika restaurant
1:02:09 st. isaac's cathedral
1:02:30st. isaac's square
1:03:23cathedral interior
1:07:34 the admiralty building
1:08:17 church of the savior on spilled blood
1:08:54church interior
1:11:29walk around colorful exterior
1:15:23 russian folklore show
1:19:41 ship yard area of st. petersburg
1:20:30annunciation bridge
1:21:58rostral columns
1:24:29senate square
1:24:57 the palace embankment
1:26:01neva river
1:30:09hermitage museum (winter palace)
1:31:24 small throne room
1:32:08 st. george's hall
1:32:35 pavilion hall
1:33:45 works by rembrandt
1:35:14 works by leonardo da vinci
1:35:30 works by raphael
1:36:07 crouching boy by michelangelo
1:36:27 skylight rooms
1:38:48 palace square/alexander column
1:40:47 boat cruise on moika & neva rivers
1:42:48the green bridge/nevsky prospect
1:44:16pevchesky bridge
1:45:41the winter canal
1:47:57enter neva river
1:48:13peter and paul fortress
1:49:30trinity bridge
1:51:05return to moika river
1:56:22 anichkov bridge over fontanka river
1:56:51 armenian lunch stop
1:57:21 yusupov palace
2:04:57 nevsky prospect
2:05:38our lady of kazan cathedral
2:07:04church of st. catherine
2:07:44grand hotel europe
2:08:41gostiny dvor (oldest department store)
2:10:28catherine's garden
2:11:30monument to catherine the great
2:12:17alexandrinsky theatre
2:14:32 swan lake ballet
2:18:00 moscow station
2:18:26 high speed sapsan train to moscow
2:22:43 arrive at moscow's leningradsky station
2:23:05 drive to red square
2:26:30 red square
2:27:47gum department store
2:28:49 moscow metro stations (subway)
2:38:47 radisson blu belorusskaya hotel
2:39:45 drive back to red square
2:41:05state duma building
2:41:39bolshoi theatre
2:42:43kgb headquarters
2:43:22moscow river
2:43:38the kremlin
2:47:49cathedral of jesus christ the saviour
2:48:30pashkov house
2:49:56 manege square
2:50:27world clock fountain
2:51:25state historical museum
2:52:06resurrection gate
2:52:20 red square
2:52:31kazan cathedral
2:52:51state historical museum
2:53:20gum department store
2:54:17st. basil's cathedral
2:55:27 tomb of the unknown soldier
2:56:31 the kremlin
2:57:03trinity tower
2:57:31the arsenal
2:57:50state kremlin palace
2:58:02senate building
2:58:17church of the twelve apostles
2:58:33tsar cannon
2:59:16tsar bell
2:59:45cathedral square
3:00:23 cathedral of the archangel
3:00:42 ivan the great bell tower
3:01:02 assumption cathedral
3:01:39 church of the deposition of the robe
3:01:46 cathedral of the annunciation
3:02:05grand kremlin palace
3:02:14the armoury chamber
3:02:20 drive through moscow
3:03:28gorky park
3:04:32gardens ring
3:06:18 old arbat street
3:08:11 novodevichy cemetery
3:10:44grave of boris yeltsin
3:11:01grave of raisa gorbachev
3:11:47grave of nikita khrushchev
3:12:49 novodevichy convent
3:14:09 the russian white house
3:15:11 triumphal arch of moscow
3:15:36 war memorial at the poklonnaia gora
3:17:18 olympic stadium
3:17:46 zagorsk (sergiyev posad)
3:18:34trinity monastery of st. sergii
from: http://timvp.com
my visit to russia begins along the baltic sea in saint petersburg. saint petersburg is russia's second-largest city as well as its cultural capital. the historic center of saint petersburg and related groups of monuments constitute a unesco world heritage site. next i continue on to moscow, russia's capital and most populous city. here i visit historic red square and the kremlin. the video concludes with my visit to the trinity monastery of st. sergii in zagorsk.video contents:0:00:00 intro0:00:24 peter and paul fortress0:08:05 moscow square/house of soviets0:08:37 victory square0:10:05 imperial reception at catherine palace0:43:07 st. petersburg at night0:43:59moscow triumphal gate0:44:23 holiday inn moscow gate0:45:18 narva triumphal gate0:45:55 peterhof0:46:01saint peter and paul cathedral0:46:25peterhof grand palace0:46:41 the grand cascade - samson fountain0:53:05 lower garden0:54:49 the adam fountain0:54:58 gulf of finland0:55:19 french formal garden0:56:06 panterre garden - roman fountains0:57:44 dragon cascade on chessboard hill0:58:00 orangery fountain0:58:42 the east chapel0:59:12 upper garden0:59:40 dostoyevsky area of st. petersburg1:00:41troika restaurant1:02:09 st. isaac's cathedral1:02:30st. isaac's square1:03:23cathedral interior1:07:34 the admiralty building1:08:17 church of the savior on spilled blood1:08:54church interior1:11:29walk around colorful exterior1:15:23 russian folklore show1:19:41 ship yard area of st. petersburg1:20:30annunciation bridge1:21:58rostral columns1:24:29senate square1:24:57 the palace embankment1:26:01neva river1:30:09hermitage museum (winter palace)1:31:24 small throne room1:32:08 st. george's hall1:32:35 pavilion hall1:33:45 works by rembrandt1:35:14 works by leonardo da vinci1:35:30 works by raphael1:36:07 crouching boy by michelangelo1:36:27 skylight rooms1:38:48 palace square/alexander column1:40:47 boat cruise on moika & neva rivers1:42:48the green bridge/nevsky prospect1:44:16pevchesky bridge1:45:41the winter canal1:47:57enter neva river1:48:13peter and paul fortress1:49:30trinity bridge1:51:05return to moika river1:56:22 anichkov bridge over fontanka river1:56:51 armenian lunch stop1:57:21 yusupov palace2:04:57 nevsky prospect2:05:38our lady of kazan cathedral2:07:04church of st. catherine2:07:44grand hotel europe2:08:41gostiny dvor (oldest department store)2:10:28catherine's garden2:11:30monument to catherine the great2:12:17alexandrinsky theatre2:14:32 swan lake ballet2:18:00 moscow station2:18:26 high speed sapsan train to moscow2:22:43 arrive at moscow's leningradsky station2:23:05 drive to red square2:26:30 red square2:27:47gum department store2:28:49 moscow metro stations (subway)2:38:47 radisson blu belorusskaya hotel2:39:45 drive back to red square2:41:05state duma building2:41:39bolshoi theatre2:42:43kgb headquarters2:43:22moscow river2:43:38the kremlin2:47:49cathedral of jesus christ the saviour2:48:30pashkov house2:49:56 manege square2:50:27world clock fountain2:51:25state historical museum2:52:06resurrection gate2:52:20 red square2:52:31kazan cathedral2:52:51state historical museum2:53:20gum department store2:54:17st. basil's cathedral2:55:27 tomb of the unknown soldier2:56:31 the kremlin2:57:03trinity tower2:57:31the arsenal2:57:50state kremlin palace2:58:02senate building2:58:17church of the twelve apostles2:58:33tsar cannon2:59:16tsar bell2:59:45cathedral square3:00:23 cathedral of the archangel3:00:42 ivan the great bell tower3:01:02 assumption cathedral3:01:39 church of the deposition of the robe3:01:46 cathedral of the annunciation3:02:05grand kremlin palace3:02:14the armoury chamber3:02:20 drive through moscow3:03:28gorky park3:04:32gardens ring3:06:18 old arbat street3:08:11 novodevichy cemetery3:10:44grave of boris yeltsin3:11:01grave of raisa gorbachev3:11:47grave of nikita khrushchev3:12:49 novodevichy convent3:14:09 the russian white house3:15:11 triumphal arch of moscow3:15:36 war memorial at the poklonnaia gora3:17:18 olympic stadium3:17:46 zagorsk (sergiyev posad)3:18:34trinity monastery of st. sergiifrom: http://timvp.com yosemite interrupted kings canyon national park california pacific coast highway monterey california san francisco spain italy turkey holland russia belarus poland and the baltic states my journey to madrid the complete experience madrid barcelona flight barcelona provence france cinque terre rome italy sorrento and the amalfi coast mykonos istanbul kusadasi turkey athens greece venice italy amsterdam dutch countryside delft the hague and madurodam st petersburg russia moscow minsk belarus vilnius lithuania riga latvia helsinki finland warsaw poland a troublesome journey home royal princess grand mediterranean voyage mediterranean cruise aboard royal princess chicago john hancock observatory chicago river cruise centennial fountain millennium park buckingham fountain willis tower skydeck chicago skyline sorrento italy pompeii naples italy amalfi coast rome italy florence italy pisa italy 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naples italy amalfi coast rome italy florence italy pisa italy biking the lucca ramparts venice italy padova italy milan italy pittsburgh s point of view columbus day in the big apple 9 11 memorial high line the first kfc yosemite interrupted kings canyon national park california pacific coast highway monterey california san francisco spain italy turkey holland russia belarus poland and the baltic states my journey to madrid the complete experience madrid barcelona flight barcelona provence france cinque terre rome italy sorrento and the amalfi coast mykonos istanbul kusadasi turkey athens greece venice italy amsterdam dutch countryside delft the hague and madurodam st petersburg russia moscow minsk belarus vilnius lithuania riga latvia helsinki finland warsaw poland a troublesome journey home royal princess grand mediterranean voyage mediterranean cruise aboard royal princess chicago john hancock observatory chicago river cruise centennial fountain millennium park buckingham fountain willis tower skydeck chicago skyline sorrento italy pompeii naples italy amalfi coast rome italy florence italy pisa italy biking the lucca ramparts venice italy padova italy milan italy pittsburgh s point of view columbus day in the big apple 9 11 memorial high line the first kfc my visit to russia begins along the baltic sea in saint petersburg. saint petersburg is russia's second-largest city as well as its cultural capital. the historic center of saint petersburg and related groups of monuments constitute a unesco world heritage site. next i continue on to moscow, russia's capital and most populous city. here i visit historic red square and the kremlin. the video concludes with my visit to the trinity monastery of st. sergii in zagorsk.
video contents:
0:00:00 intro
0:00:24 peter and paul fortress
0:08:05 moscow square/house of soviets
0:08:37 victory square
0:10:05 imperial reception at catherine palace
0:43:07 st. petersburg at night
0:43:59moscow triumphal gate
0:44:23 holiday inn moscow gate
0:45:18 narva triumphal gate
0:45:55 peterhof
0:46:01saint peter and paul cathedral
0:46:25peterhof grand palace
0:46:41 the grand cascade - samson fountain
0:53:05 lower garden
0:54:49 the adam fountain
0:54:58 gulf of finland
0:55:19 french formal garden
0:56:06 panterre garden - roman fountains
0:57:44 dragon cascade on chessboard hill
0:58:00 orangery fountain
0:58:42 the east chapel
0:59:12 upper garden
0:59:40 dostoyevsky area of st. petersburg
1:00:41troika restaurant
1:02:09 st. isaac's cathedral
1:02:30st. isaac's square
1:03:23cathedral interior
1:07:34 the admiralty building
1:08:17 church of the savior on spilled blood
1:08:54church interior
1:11:29walk around colorful exterior
1:15:23 russian folklore show
1:19:41 ship yard area of st. petersburg
1:20:30annunciation bridge
1:21:58rostral columns
1:24:29senate square
1:24:57 the palace embankment
1:26:01neva river
1:30:09hermitage museum (winter palace)
1:31:24 small throne room
1:32:08 st. george's hall
1:32:35 pavilion hall
1:33:45 works by rembrandt
1:35:14 works by leonardo da vinci
1:35:30 works by raphael
1:36:07 crouching boy by michelangelo
1:36:27 skylight rooms
1:38:48 palace square/alexander column
1:40:47 boat cruise on moika & neva rivers
1:42:48the green bridge/nevsky prospect
1:44:16pevchesky bridge
1:45:41the winter canal
1:47:57enter neva river
1:48:13peter and paul fortress
1:49:30trinity bridge
1:51:05return to moika river
1:56:22 anichkov bridge over fontanka river
1:56:51 armenian lunch stop
1:57:21 yusupov palace
2:04:57 nevsky prospect
2:05:38our lady of kazan cathedral
2:07:04church of st. catherine
2:07:44grand hotel europe
2:08:41gostiny dvor (oldest department store)
2:10:28catherine's garden
2:11:30monument to catherine the great
2:12:17alexandrinsky theatre
2:14:32 swan lake ballet
2:18:00 moscow station
2:18:26 high speed sapsan train to moscow
2:22:43 arrive at moscow's leningradsky station
2:23:05 drive to red square
2:26:30 red square
2:27:47gum department store
2:28:49 moscow metro stations (subway)
2:38:47 radisson blu belorusskaya hotel
2:39:45 drive back to red square
2:41:05state duma building
2:41:39bolshoi theatre
2:42:43kgb headquarters
2:43:22moscow river
2:43:38the kremlin
2:47:49cathedral of jesus christ the saviour
2:48:30pashkov house
2:49:56 manege square
2:50:27world clock fountain
2:51:25state historical museum
2:52:06resurrection gate
2:52:20 red square
2:52:31kazan cathedral
2:52:51state historical museum
2:53:20gum department store
2:54:17st. basil's cathedral
2:55:27 tomb of the unknown soldier
2:56:31 the kremlin
2:57:03trinity tower
2:57:31the arsenal
2:57:50state kremlin palace
2:58:02senate building
2:58:17church of the twelve apostles
2:58:33tsar cannon
2:59:16tsar bell
2:59:45cathedral square
3:00:23 cathedral of the archangel
3:00:42 ivan the great bell tower
3:01:02 assumption cathedral
3:01:39 church of the deposition of the robe
3:01:46 cathedral of the annunciation
3:02:05grand kremlin palace
3:02:14the armoury chamber
3:02:20 drive through moscow
3:03:28gorky park
3:04:32gardens ring
3:06:18 old arbat street
3:08:11 novodevichy cemetery
3:10:44grave of boris yeltsin
3:11:01grave of raisa gorbachev
3:11:47grave of nikita khrushchev
3:12:49 novodevichy convent
3:14:09 the russian white house
3:15:11 triumphal arch of moscow
3:15:36 war memorial at the poklonnaia gora
3:17:18 olympic stadium
3:17:46 zagorsk (sergiyev posad)
3:18:34trinity monastery of st. sergii
from: http://timvp.com