Worst firework show ever and a stroll on top of a cathedral

We went out to a little town called Peterhof the other day. There is an ornate palace built by Peter the Great and his wife, Catherine. They have some big fountains too. We went there on Saturday because we had heard about a “Celebration of the Fountains” that they hold once every six months. It’s a light show with fireworks over the fountains. It was all very beautiful during the day, but we had to wait three hours in the rain for the light/firework show. It turned out being pretty terrible and boring. We left early to make sure we could get a bus home.

On a bridge over the canal that goes from the fountains to the Baltic Sea.

The palace and fountains before it got too dark

Shelley, Liz, and Tessa trying to stay dry.

The lighting didn’t turn out too good, but this is us on top of St. Isaac’s Cathedral with the main government building behind us.

Shelley with another government building’s gold steeples behind her. The TV tower in the far background is not too far from our apartment.