Of Winds and Whispers.

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Then to lunch at a "French restaurant"-

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Mushroom soup followed by fried chicken,icecream and strawberry jam and a coffee-

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Then to the next centre of sensory overload.Across the canal from this-

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Yes the Faberge museum.He was a jeweller before his famous eggs and even those started out pretty basic-

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Plus a collection of Impressionist paintings-

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The extraordinary lengths they go to in making sure everything is perfect-

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So back to Palace Square-

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That is the General Staff Building which now houses the Impressionist works of the Hermitage.A lot of work on the inside-

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Some Degas-

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Now a room full of Monets-

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Some Van Gogh's-

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There were 2 rooms of Picasso-

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The last of the Impressionists.I really loved this place and the number of works here is mind blowing.This has been a very small part of the display-

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So off to our next stop.People stripping off to sunbathe or lining up for flights in an old Soviet chopper-

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These were right next to the Peter and Paul fort and cathedral-

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Not left over from the war.These guns fire the ceremonial noon shot.You can pay to fire it.

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