Short room view of a huge ballroom in Catherine the First's palace in Pushkin, outside of St. Petersburg.

Inside the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg. It became the burial place of all Russian czars and their families from Peter the Great's day until theend of the Romanov empire.

The Red Square lies at west of the Kremlin. It has always been the city's main square. also the must to see place for tourists to explore the Trinity Tower, the Constantine and Helen Tower, the Saviour Tower(Alarm Clock Tower), Monument of Kuzma Minia and Dmitry Pozharsky, Cathedral of St Basil the Blessed, the Kazan Cathedral, GUM department store, the State Historical Museum, Monument of Marshal Georgz Zhukov, Railing of the Alexander Garden and the Tomb of the unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall.

The Upper Rows (State Department Store) also called GUM department store, at the eastern side of Red Square. The three-storey building, which consists of the three longitudinal passages, houses more than a thousand shops.

To celebrate the 22nd Anniversary of the Victory in the War of 1941-45, a new memorial-The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Gremlin wall, was opened in the Alexander Garden, the Kremlin Moscow.

We traveled to China Harbin and at downtown city central street, we tried up the Russia style western food. Regrad for that we didn't order more items. (this clip was taken by Nokia N93)

View from the top looking down at the fountains of the Grand Cascade in Peterhof, outside St. Petersburg.

Lower view of the Grand Cascade fountains in Peterhof. The Grand Palace can be seen in the background behind the fountains.

A travel log that shows the journey from Moscow to Beijing by train in 5½ minutes. The Trans-Mongolian Railway (aka The Trans-Siberian Railway) is 7865km long, crosses 3 countries, and 2 continents.