We have been in St. Petersburg the past 3 days, but there's not much to tell for all three days because we were in training most of the time. I was still able to get out one day, though, to escort 2 tours. First I headed to Peterhof, Peter the Great's summer palace. It was fun, but there's not much to tell. Honestly- I was exhausted and it reminded me of my frustrating visit to Versailles (see offexploring.blogspot.com) with Laura.
Anyway- it was beautiful and extravagant, but I was pooped by the end of the tour. Thankfully that night I was ready to go when Lindsay and I got the opportunity to escort another tour. We headed to Catherine's Palace for an exclusive look at this beautiful place. The evening started off with a tour of the carriage house where I was seriously blown away. Cinderella and that pumpkin have got NOTHING on Catherine. This lady rode around in STYLE.
Next we headed in to the actual palace. Greeted by musicians playing a fanfare as we entered, we got an exclusive, private tour of the palace, normally closed for guests at this time. Our guide, Anastasia was quite informative and we had a real blast going through the rooms.
Upon reaching the gigantic ballroom we had champagne and watched a classical quartet give a concert. It was really special and we couldn't have asked for a better night. We ended it by having dinner accompanied by a Russian folk band that really got the crowd going with their boisterous music. SO MUCH FUN!!! Ha ha! Besides that, nothing much to report. Glad to have free internet in the ports off the ship right now in Finland and Stockholm.
Miss you guys tons and hope to talk to you soon! Love ya!
Tripp
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Tripp, it looks like you are celebrating your birthday week in style! WHOA! Seriously, that is SOME PALACE!!! Your pictures on Facebook are incredible. We just wish we were with you. Have a wonderful birthday celebration today (Friday) and make those talented friends of yours sing the b-day song in 4-part harmony at least! Love you much- Mom
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