A NORTHERN LIGHT WINTER PALACE ST PETERSBURG NEVA RIVER A family visits St Petersburg Russia in June The long hours of daylight give them lots of time to explore the city on the Neva River The tourists walk through beautiful palaces museums and public squares Boat tours glide down the river and canals that wind through the city
WALKING ON SUNSHINE OTHER TOP SITES St Petersburg is so far north that in the summer it never gets completely dark at night CATHEDRAL OF SAINT BASIL THE BLESSED BORDER BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA EBPOA LAKE BAIKAL SOCHI OLYMPIC PARK A favorite stop is the Hermitage Museum Russia's largest museum It is inside the elegant Winter Palace St Petersburg's unusual beauty history and culture are like no place else This is Russia
