St. Petersburg, Russia -- Tour Map With Photos Taken May 6-9 During PixTraveler's 2012 Baltic Cruise

This Google Earth tour map with photos traces the author's two day visit to St. Petersburg, Russian Federation featuring visits to beautifully restored churches.

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Begin Tour. Tour Counter 0:00.
An evening at the ballet in St. Petersburg. Tour Counter 0:01.

I chose to leave the GPS in our cabin so this photo is not correctly located.

Starting bus excursion. Tour Counter 0:30.
Drive along the Neva river. Tour Counter 0:50.
Celebrating the end of the war in Europe. Tour Counter 1:22.
Passing the Peter and Paul Fortress. Tour Counter 2:28.
The historic Cruiser Aurora. Tour Counter 3:02.
The Church of the Savior of Spilled Blood. Tour Counter 4:04.
St. Isaac Cathedral. Tour Counter 5:12.
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral. Tour Counter 5:52.
Return to the ship. Tour Counter 7:04.
View of church at the Petergof Palace as we leave port - pause and zoom out to 10 miles. Tour Counter 7:28.
Headed West in the Gulf of Finland headed for Helsinki. Pause and zoom out to 200 miles. Tour Counter 10:00.
Turing toward Helsinki. Pause and zoom out to 30 miles Tour Counter 12:40.

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