Oto in Motherland: a (huge) photo log

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:17 pm

Kazan Cathedral

Along the Griboedov Canal in central St. Petersburg

*to be continued*

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:17 pm

Griboedov Canal, continued

Economics Institute

Bank Bridge

This picture is very creepy. Weirdly, I had it printed out and distributed to my relatives before I noticed the... background

*to be continued*

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:18 pm

Griboedov Canal

Oto

Another foot bridge across the Griboedov Canal. It's called "No Smoking", apparently.

Boat under bridge

Water

*to be continued*

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:18 pm

Griboedov Canal

Water

Street

Far in background is the distinct needle of the Admiralty building

Moika river

*to be continued*

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:18 pm

Moika river, continued

*to be continued*

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:19 pm

Moika river, continued

Stroganoff Palace

I went there to exchange currency

A map of places visited so far...
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p101 ... l/map1.jpg
1 - Where Oto's friends live/Oto used to live/where the cruiser guns are
2 - Oto's school/Hotel Pribaltiyskaya/where Oto lived between ages 7-10
3 - Submarine/Torpedo Boat/St. Petersburg passenger port
4 - Oto's kindergarten/"Turnip" slide/where Oto lived between ages 1-6
5 - Hospital where Oto was
6 - Vasilievsky Island Spit/Where Oto was born
7 - Winter Palace
8 - Peter and Paul Fortress
9 - Artillery museum
10 - Troitsky Bridge
11 - Saviour on the Blood/Summer Gardens/Revolution monument/Mikhailovsky Palace
12 - Tauric Gardens
13 - Smolny Cathedral
14 - Griboedov Canal Area
15 - Airport area
16 - Where Oto stayed during the trip

Alright, time for a break-in-posting (there's still a lot left).

You can breathe now

Jnzk · Post by **Jnzk** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:42 pm

Otohiko wrote:http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301 ... CT0425.jpg

(is it me or does that guy look like Putin?)

That was my first thought too!

BunofGovt · Post by **BunofGovt** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:48 pm

Awesome photojourney. Thank you for sharing. Can't believe I spent the last almost 2 hours looking at them. Will make sure to set aside time to view the next installments.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:57 pm

Thank you! Been working on the next installments all day.

In case anyone is wondering, up to now it's been exactly 35% of the pictures. If anyone would like to stop it, better act now before I start spamming them again

NeoQuixotic · Post by **NeoQuixotic** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:23 am

Otohiko wrote:Thank you! Been working on the next installments all day.

In case anyone is wondering, up to now it's been exactly 35% of the pictures. If anyone would like to stop it, better act now before I start spamming them again

Go ahead and spam away ^_^! This is very interesting and the photos are great! The only other country I've been to is Canada and only about 10 miles north of Minnesota in Ontario for 3 hours

. I'd love to visit Finland or Denmark sometime, but I don't have the time or money

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