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Day 11 – The Gardens of Peter the Great
All Posts | Europe | Long-Distance Trains | Russia

Day 11 – The Gardens of Peter the Great

ByJim Loomis 08/05/201111/07/2014

It’s worth learning about Peter the Great. Time and available space does not permit much about him here, except to say that he was clearly an extraordinary figure … and not just in the 18th century. Today my guide, Natalya, took me to the Grand Palace at Peterhof, located about 30 miles outside of St….

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