“If I can take one more trip before I croak, it will be to St. Petersburg to spend a week walking through the palace and touring the gorgeous city by boat. Thankfully, the commies preserved it pretty much intact, though they had to hide the art when the Nazis were on the way.”
I was in St. Petersburg for 2 days about 3 years ago, well worth the trip. Wish I could make it back and stay longer. Be advised that during summer the city is very crowded with yourself and seems like a million other tourists. Not sure I would want to be there in winter however.
I was there during the winter many years ago. Everything was frozen, including the river. It wasn’t crowded, though.