Paris, St. Petersburg and Moscow in May

[Lisa]

The "morning walk" sequence is gorgeous, Bob.

Lisa

 

[Don Libby]

Beautiful - Be safe and keep having fun

Don

 

[Guy Mancuso]

I think I can safely say we are all jealous so we are living through your images. Keep shooting bud

 

[Diane B]

I'm definitely a 'voyeur' here at the forums LOL.

Diane

 

[Bob]

Thanks folks,
Next we meet the Granddaughter and her parents in St. Petersburg.

Grandma Cynthia brought her first tutu
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My three ladies (on this trip)
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Being two is a lot of fun
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Amazing, she is still for a moment
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St. Petersburg's French architects add signature touch with these corbels everywhere. The wires are everywhere as well
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-bob

 

[cam]

bob -- you make me miss Paris! it's always lovely to see photos of sights i see often, but never take (i get distracted).

and your photo of the first tutu is exceptional! i'd love to see it in black and white.

 

[Bob]

Thanks Cam,
I just love that city.
and per your request, here is the "first tutu" in B&W
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-bob

 

[Bob]

Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood
Erected over the site of Alexander II's assasination
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Schemer
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Waiting for the Hydrofoil
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Hydrofoil to Peterhof
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On the walk from the Gulf of Finland to Peterhof
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-bob

 

[woodyspedden]

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Along with spring, the tourists return
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-bob

Bob

What camera were you using for these shots?

Woody

 

[Bob]

Woody,
All were the Canon 5DII.
-bob

 

[DonWeston]

Bob - lucky man, beautiful shots, and family, miss Paris, was there 2 summers ago and wife is pushing to go back, kind of hard to take bad shots there, hehe. Your 2 yr old grand daughter is just too cute. Love to see more shots of your trip as it unfolds, looking forward to it, never been to Russia. All the Best, Don

 

[Bob]

Thanks, Don
The granddaughter is past "baby" stage and is becoming quite cunning, just like her mother.
-bob

 

[Bob]

Peterhof, Built by order of Peter the Great, just a simple country house
nothing over the top here, oh noooo.
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-bob

 

[Bob]

Peter's summer palace must have been getting a bit out of style, so Caterine I ordered a fresh new new palace.
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A Ball room in which to have a ball
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room after room after gilded room
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I think that they must have lost their heads
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On the grounds
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All this was reduced to bare brick walls by the Nazi invaders in WWII. It is still being re-built.
-bob

 

[Bob]

Motorcyclist Down

This fellow was hit and run by an auto in St. Petersburg.
I went to his aid but was shooed away. His femur was clearly broken just above the knee.
They flagged down a taxi to take him to a clinic. No 911 service or ambulance type services were evident.
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-bob

 

[Oxide Blu]

Bob - you might enjoy this movie, filmed in the Russian State Hermitage Museum in a single take -- all 99-mins of it. Won several awards.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318034/

I haven't seen it yet, it's on my list of movies for when I get a chance.

 

[affoche09]

Paris St Petersburg and Moscow in May

Paris Hilton is like Olivia Saint.... pretty spaced out... I met her once and she said... hey crudwell give me a break....