St. Petersburg, Russia – Day 3
This morning we took a boat ride on the Neva River to see the historic downtown from the water once the foundation of the city, the Neva was intended to be the “main street of the city”. Throughout most of the 18th century there were no bridges across the river and people were ferried from one bank to the other, just the way Peter the Great intended when he founded his “Venice of the North”.
Frank on the Neva River
We stopped on Nevdsky Prospect Street, Russia’s most famous street. The City’s main shopping and entertainment center. The market sells caviar, vodka, cheese and bread, and more!
The visit to the Faberge Museum was a highlight of the day. “The museum’s collection contains more than 4,000 works of decorative applied and fine arts, including gold and silver items, paintings, porcelain, and bronze.”
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 A highlight of the museum’s collection is the group of nine Imperial Easter eggs created by Fabergé for the last two Russian Tsars.”
 The First Hen Egg – 1885
The Renaissance Egg – 1894, The Rosebud Egg – 1895. he Coronation Egg – 1897
The Order of St. George Egg – 1916, The Bay Tree Egg – 1911, The Lilies of the Valley Egg – 1898
 The Cockerel Egg – 1900, The Fifteenth Anniversary Egg – 1911 
“This church was built on the site where political nihilists fatally wounded emperor Alexander II in March 1881. The church was built between 1883 and 1907. The imperial family funded the construction.”
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We spent 3 days in St. Petersburg. It was indeed a Grand Tour.