St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia

Apparently the fourth largest cathedral in the world, those are some massive columns holding this thing up. Apparently the Finns even have a saying that replicates to if something will likely take a long time, it would be like building St. Isaac's

Granite columns and door of St. Isaac's, St. Petersburg, Russia

A photo cannot do the size of these columns or doors true justice.

Crossing the road, St. Petersburg, Russia

Harri, St. Petersburg, Russia

My colleague Harri, I accidentally washed out the photo (the perils of manual photography), but I really like something about this photo and Harri's gaze into the distance

Peter the Great and the wave of rock, St. Petersburg, Russia

Peter rides a massive stone wave that was carved from one very heavy, very large piece of rock.

St. Isaac's dome, St. Petersburg, Russia

Our guide explained that if you look closely you will see a frieze of the architect of the church holding a replica of the dome... how's that for immortality ;)

St. Petersburg and Russia Flags

Horse-drawn buggy in St. Petersburg, Russia

Fence detail, St. Petersburg, Russia

Fence and trees, St. Petersburg, Russia

I just liked the old stone columns and fence

What it might have once looked like, St. Petersburg, Russia

The ceiling of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia

This is all stone mosaic. And I must say truly incredible.

Chandelier, Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia

Statuesque Reflections, St. Petersburg, Russia

Souvenirs, St. Petersburg, Russia

The fortress, St. Petersburg, Russia