2010: A Russian Odyssey

Ermitazh

Today after classes we got our St. Petersburg State University student IDs and went to The Hermitage to use them – students get in free, as many times as they want! Although I was there for about an hour and probably only saw less than 5% of the collections, I got a general feel for the museum. As you probably know I’m not too big on art, let alone all this classical artwork, so it wasn’t really THAT amazing for me. I liked the ancient and medieval artifacts from Siberian tribes more than the European paintings. I’ll probably be back again soon anyway, seeing as it’s free. I can see how it appeals to art buffs though, the collections are enormous.

I prefer the building from the outside and its surroundings, so I decided to make these panoramic views of The Hermitage area (Top: courtyard outside facing away from the Winter Palace entrance, Bottom: frozen over river Neva and Vasiliyevskiy Island taken from behind the Winter Palace):