went to the city of Pushkin to visit Catherine's palace.
each and every one in our tour group had a pocket radio with a headphone to listen to the tour guide (makes excursions much more silent).
to not spoil the super royal floors, the palace had free disposable socks:
the ballroom was almost empty:
everything here is formidable:
some interiors:
probably a chair for a cat lel:
the empress Catherine I. was a glamorous *****. never wore one dress two times. after her death, left 15000 dresses and a lot of unpaid bills:
had a walk in a park afterwards:
chinese guy says don't walk in the park after dark (but we did):
ten minutes to relax in the railway station's waiting room and then head back home: