St Petersburg - Monday 16 Nov

I spent most of the day to looking around some more before catching the train back to Helsinki.
The Metro is very deep underground - I couldn't see the end of the escalator when I stepped on.


No worries - there is someone at the botton to take care of any problems.

The signs were mostly in Russian. It took time to decipher the Russian letters.

Alexander Nevsky Monastery at the far end of Nevsky Prospekt

The Monastyrka canal beside the Monastery

The entrance to the Monastery

Red berries

The grounds of the Monastery with Trinity Cathedral in the background. Many famous people are buried here including Tchaikovsky and Dostoevsky.

Statue of Alexander Nevsky - Russian hero from the 13th century - at the end of Nevsky Prospekt.

One of the many beautiful buildings in the city.

Statue of Mikhail Lomonosov - famous Russian scientist.

Looking down Zodchevo Rossi towards the Aleksandrinsky Theatre

Bridge over the Fontanka canal

Front of the Aleksandrinsky theatre

The front of BeloselskyPalace

China shop

Mikhailovsky Castle

The Summer Garden - closed for repair

Looking across the Field of Mars with the memorial flame

Marble Palace on the embankment of the Neva

Finlandia railway station

Christmas tree outside Finlandia railway station