2 days, 2 Cathedrals, 2 museums, 2 Palaces. Yeah!! Enough!!
But both of those Palaces belonged to Csar Nicholas. And one of the museum's was maybe the best in the world. The Hermitage.
I judge that solely on the two rooms of Gaugin and Picasso each. 3 rooms of Matisse (with several very recognisable ones) and one room of Monet (that's 8 paintings)
After 2 hours I was ready to give in and had to admit defeat by asking a little Russian lady selling souvenirs if she spoke English "a liddle" and then ask where the French Impressionists were. And it was in a whole undiscovered floor of 19th and 20thC European art. Wonderful!
Weary, just about to go and I literally stopped in my tracks and stepped back half a dozen paces.. a whole three rooms of Henry Moore! I give in!!
Now back at the hotel, pot of tea... cake aaah!
We are going out late tonight and meet at 1230am for an hour's boat trip. It will not be completely dark and hopefully a lot cooler. It is up in the mid 30's here.
Tomorrow on the train to Suzdal and then on to Moscow. More treasure.
BTW asked the tour leader (she is Russian) on the bus this evening about HP. She said 'Potter.. he is more popular than Putin!
Apparently everyone reads HP but the film is not realeased yet...
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