I wrote about the Hermitage in St Petersburg earlier. The place overwhelms the senses and once can pass by a Monet or Picasso and miss it completely. Here are some pictures I managed to shoot.

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The Trans-Siberian trip revolves around taking the long train Journey. We spent almost 7 days in the trains and traveled nearly 11,000 KM across Asia and Europe. The journey was incredible and more importantly comfortable. Meeting people on the train for a chat. Running out of stations in the freezing weather to take pictures, stretch and get some fresh air etc… was the common theme. I don’t know how it is in the Summer but the experience of going across Siberia in Winter is unique and needs to be experienced.

Here are some pictures to remember the train journey.

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A major portion of the Russian Experience came from visiting various cities. And each town is packed with religious icons. Here is a presentation of the interesting churches and symbols I took pictures of. As one of us pointed out, aptly, this was a tour of Saints and Sinners.

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