St Petersburg, Russia   Saint Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia.  Peter the Great founded the city in 1703, but the name is in honor of St. Peter, not Peter the Great.  An interesting tidbit – St. Petersburg, Florida was named in honor of St. Petersburg, Russia.   In 1914, the name…

      One of the countries I was hoping to visit while living in Europe was Russia.  But it never happened.  Much to our surprise, D came home two months ago with the news that he had a conference in St Petersburg.  I was thrilled.  Mysterious and intriguing was what I had always read…

  St Petersburg Russia     Check back late next week for our trip to Russia.  So much to share!  I have posted a few images on my art blog, please stop by and take a look.   This photo was taken looking down on the city of St Petersburg, Russia from the roof top of…