Good morning, today we're visiting the Summer Palace
Peterhof, which is located in a suburb of
St. Petersburg. So, the most convenient way
to get there is by boat
Gordon, just 12:30 PM
They only have tickets for 12:30 PM now. It's 10:30 AM, we have to wait two hours
That's what happens, beautiful day and Sunday
At what time do you want a return ticket? She said it'll finish if we don't book it now.
"7:00 PM"
"For 7:00 PM"? "Yeah"
So, we came back here to Palace Square
to spend sometime while we wait.
It's just five minutes away.
What was that?
There's a bar here. Menu, in English
It's a nice ride, about 40 minutes. It's not a sightseeing tour, though.
You can't see much of St. Petersburg, it's purely transportation
But it saves you more than an hour to get here.
When you come by boat, you have to buy entrance to the Lower Park
You can't access the free parts from here.
So, what is this place exactly?
This is where the Tsars used to spend summer
with their families.
We saw in St. Petersburg where they used to spend winter, right?
Then, why so many palaces? Well, St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia for two centuries
The capital moved back to Moscow when the Bolsheviks took power in 1918
Any similarity with Versailles in France? That was the inspiration for this place.
Peterhof today is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lunch break here inside Peterhof.
Sorry, guys, I was so hungry that I forgot to show you the food! But it was good!
Now, back to the gardens and let's go up!
Here you can visit several areas that require different tickets,
from parks to exhibitions and museums. So, do your research in advance.
This, for instance, is the Grand Palace.
Such a shame you cannot take pictures inside the museum
So, let's go explore the gardens and there are so many! You know, what's amazing
is that all these fountains operate without any pump. They just use the power of gravity.
Seriously, there are fountains here everywhere you look.
Wear comfortable shoes because you'll walk a lot
Can you believe that most of this was destroyed during World War 2?
Russia was invaded by Germany. The parks and the palaces were bombed
and they had to rebuild almost everything.
Another beautiful place worth visiting is Tsarskoye Selo, located 18 miles south of St. Petersburg,
but do it on a different day, otherwise you'll get exhausted.
Some of the subway stations here are really beautiful, so, we're going for a ride.
Now, the advantage of having this Petersburg Card here is that
you can also use it as a transportation card. You don't need to buy a new one,
all you have to do is add some credit.
I don't mind waiting here.
The prettiest stations are the oldest ones along the Red Line, number one.
This is the deepest metro system in the world by the average depth of all stations.
Actually, from one stop to the next it's faster to walk
I wish I could stay longer in St. Petersburg
as there are so many great things to do here!
But, now it's time to visit Moscow.
Big thanks to my partners in St. Petersburg
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Thank you so much for traveling with me
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