Finn Frode's photos with the keyword: Saint Petersburg

We saw this beautiful Turkish Van waiting for a flight in the passenger terminal of Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg. It seemed very experienced with travelling, so maybe it was a Russian show star... A cousin of Lene has bred van cats for many years - they are such elegant and smart cats that love water. :) Turkish Van cat, Pulkovo Airport, St. Petersburg, 06.05.2017 Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera

Last week Lene and I spent a few days in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Just two weeks earlier it had still been snowing, but we arrived for some mild and sunny spring days in this beautiful city - the "Venice of the North". This is the Peter and Paul Fortress , shot by Lene from an evening boat trip on the Neva river. Neva River, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 04.05.2017. Nikon 1J1 Camera

One more from our trip to Saint Petersburg - the magnificent onion domes on top of the " Church on Spilled Blood ". It looks medieval, but actually just dates from the late 1800's... Church on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia, shot by Lene Raarup, 03.05.2017. Nikon 1J1 Digital Camera

The " Catherine Palace " just South of Saint Petersburg was the summer residence of the Russian tsars. These are the bulb domes on top of the palace chapel. Deliberately destroyed during the war by retreating German troops, the Palace and park has now been almost completely restored to it's former splendor. Visiting lavish palaces like this always leaves me with pity for the impoverished serfs that had to pay for it, but I have to admit it is a very impressive part of Russia's history. The Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), Russia, shot by Lene Raarup, 05.05.2017 Nikon 1J1 Digital Camera Digital Camera

I found this coffe mug with the Bastian look-alike in Saint Petersburg - and of course I had to bring it home for my mug collection. Nevsky Prospekt 71, St. Petersburg, Russia, 04.05.2017 Not my drawing - copyright holder unknown. Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera

Ancient Egyptian bronze statue at the Hermitage Museum , Saint Petersburg. The pose of statues of the goddess Bastet has led some owners of Abyssinian (and Somali) cats to believe that their cats descend drectly from the sacred cats of Egypt. Recent DNA tests however place the origins of these breeds on the Indian subcontinent... State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, 04.05.2017 Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera