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Dmitri Plotnikov
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September 2006 · Dmitri in St.Petersburg
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| I did not mean to take a really long walk, but this was such a nice day that I just kept walking and taking one snapshot after another. I had Stasia's 4MP camera with me - not the most powerful tool, but good enough for capturing a good mood. |
I started at the Finnish Station...
(Lenin's still standing) | ... crossed the Liteiny Bridge and continued on along the Kutuzov Embankment, then the Dvirtsovaia Embankment... |
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| | ... I crossed the Dvortsovaia Square... | |
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| ... and on to Nevsky Prospect... |
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| Make sure you take a look at this picture. Amazingly, it was a candid! I passed by this scene and only a few seconds later did I realize that the quarelling couple in front of the glowing poster would make a terrific contrast. I came back and took a couple of shots. These two did not even notice, absorbed by their conversation. |
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| This tourist is not going anywhere in the carriage. He just wanted his picture taken. |
| | Saint Petersburg is sometimes called "Northern Venice." |
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| Some pictures taken from the Gallery of Gostinny Dvor ("Guest Yard" Market on Nevsky Prospect) |
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| Kazan Cathedral · Kutuzov | Anichkov Most | | | Russian idea of fast food: blitzes. |
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| Nevsky at night | | | | |
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| These images have sentimental value for me: the house where I grew up, the dorm where a bunch of my friends used to live, my school, old ladies playing cards in our school yard (cannot they be the same ones?); our local movie theater (now a restaurant/casino). |
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Sign on shop doors: "No dogs or merchandizers allowed."
Our Russian readers will be surprised to learn that in America you see similar signs everywhere, typically worded as "No pets. No solicitation." |
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| | | At the Bogoslovsky Cemetery.
The sign says: "Citizens, do not litter."
It is stuck in an old cross and surrounded by garbage. |
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Back home.
Construction of an underground passage at the Dulles International Airport. |
| | Pretty good trip overall. |
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