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Walk along the Neva River – Kids are tired of
paintings and gilded ceilings? Take a walk along the Neva River embankment. |
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Whichever direction you walk along the Neva River, it's a
wide expanse where you can watch the boats go by, including the hydrofoil
that goes to Peterhof. Across the river, you can see the Peter and Paul
Fortress and the gilded spire of the St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, once
the tallest landmark in St. Petersburg. |
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From the Hermitage, if you go left (west) along the Admiralteyskaya Nab,
there are lion statues to climb on and a nice bronze statue of "Peter
the Shipbuilder," Peter the Great building a boat. Keep going along
the river, until you reach the Alexander Gardens and the Bronze Horseman,
a statute of Peter the Great on horseback, put up by Catherine the Great
in 1778. |
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Summer Gardens - Alternatively, you can go right (east) along the river, to
the Summer Gardens. The gardens were laid out in the time of Peter
the Great and originally had mechanized fountains and a small zoo. Today,
the trees and paths are somewhat untended, but it's a lovely place to stretch
your legs in the afternoon or early evening. (Modest fee required to enter
the gardens). |
