St. Petersburg day 1

i set my alarm for 6:00 this morning as we had to meet our tour group at 8:15. We had breakfast delivered again at 7 and gathered our things for a trip to the Hermitage Museum. We saw some great sights!

Hermitage is second only to the Louvre in their collection. We saw Rembrandt‘s, Monet’s and Picasso’s!  

After the Hermitage museum, we headed back to the ship and had lunch, and then Megan and I took a nap. We go up again to get ready and have an early dinner before heading out to our evening excursion to Catherine’s Palace. 

The palace was built for Catherine the first, but became the favorite for Catherine the Great.  Catherine the Great married the grandson of Peter the Great, but they hated each other and she was ultimately responsible for organizing his death.