We traveled a little outside of St. Petersburg to Peter the Great's Summer Palace, Peterhof. It is also known as Petrodvorets. It is considered the Russian Versailles.
The main highlight of the palace is the Grand Cascade. This is a collection of fountains that was partially designed by Peter the Great, himself. Also on the grounds of the palace are trick fountains that will surprise those who get too close. We didn't actually go into the main palace building. Instead we went into the Catherine Wing of the Palace. We had to wear booties over our shoes since it was wet outside and they didn't want the floors to get dirty.
In the afternoon, we took a courtesy bus into the city. The traffic was really bad. We walked along some of the canals and crossed the Bankovsky Most which is one of St. Petersburg's most photographed bridges.
Dinner had a Georgian theme. It included "Harcho", which is a medium spicy Georgian soup and Lula-kebab, which is a kebab made from minced lamb meat.
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