went to the city of Pushkin to visit Catherine's palace.
![](http://cs622228.vk.me/v622228724/3a7e/8vxwQNevBMA.jpg)
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:
![What did you do today? 79042-0](https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=45656.0;attach=79043;image)
the ballroom was almost empty:
![What did you do today? 79044-1](https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=45656.0;attach=79045;image)
everything here is formidable:
![](http://cs622228.vk.me/v622228724/3aed/_Iz8z9fn9zM.jpg)
some interiors:
![What did you do today? 79056-7](https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=45656.0;attach=79057;image)
probably a chair for a cat lel:
![What did you do today? 79058-8](https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=45656.0;attach=79059;image)
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:
![](http://cs622228.vk.me/v622228724/39f9/MUC9WIZBXvc.jpg)
had a walk in a park afterwards:
![](http://cs622228.vk.me/v622228724/3a4e/gOG3IvtZI1U.jpg)
chinese guy says don't walk in the park after dark (but we did):
![What did you do today? 79060-9](https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=45656.0;attach=79061;image)
ten minutes to relax in the railway station's waiting room and then head back home:
![What did you do today? 79062-10](https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=45656.0;attach=79063;image)