Nearly vintage car. That is Lada, one of the synonims of the powerful ex-soviet automotive industry. As for the colors, I guess it is just a Russian version of Pimp My Ride:

Detail from the Admiralty, one of the most impressive buildings in the city located near the Hermitage:

Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood. That is typical Russian church with tousands of square meters of fine mosaics.

One of the many souvenir shops located behind the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood:

Peterhof. Absolutely beautiful. The entrance in the area starting with the palace’s fountains is free but if you want to get in the palace’s gardens, the palace’s buildings ot the museums, you should pay separately for each on of them.

Approximately 15 degrees. Peterhof. Russian people are having fun in the cold sea. (No wonder that they drink so much vodka)

On the left side you see Russian money also called Rubli (1 euro = 34 rublas) and on the right side are the metro tokens. Depending on mow much luggage you carry you can have normal ticket or one for extra luggage. These white tokes are for the extra luggage I had that day.

Salad in a restaurant made of beet, potatoes, pickles and other mysterious vegetables and lavishly decorated with olives:

This is how the Russians write down the name of the brand Subway:

And here we have Mr. KFC:

Detail from the bridges:

The bridges at night. Lovely!

Males toilet in one of the bars:

People dancing in one of the bars (Russians definitely know how to have fun):

Detail from the decoration in one of the metro stations:

Road sign for special water vehicles
(Update: Probably it means “Please, after you finish this bottle of vodka, do not try to park your yachts and boats on the asphalt parking”):



