{"id":4,"date":"2016-08-12T22:23:12","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T22:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europeinpictures.com\/baltics-trip-report\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2017-07-25T16:27:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T16:27:17","slug":"baltics-and-st-petersburg-trip-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.europeinpictures.com\/baltics-trip-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltics and St. Petersburg Trip Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Baltics and St. Petersburg Trip Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_120\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeinpictures.com\/baltics-trip-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_5706.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europeinpictures.com\/baltics-trip-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_5706.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew in St. Petersburg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew in St. Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In May and June 2016, I took a 2.5 week trip to the Baltic States \u2013 Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia &#8211; and then from Helsinki took a ferry to St. Petersburg, Russia for three days. Then I took the ferry back to Helsinki, flew to the Netherlands for a few days, then flew home to the US.<\/p>\n<p><em>(You can browse the map below for various cities to view pictures by destination.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1mLvqqzFLDKwQC2xc7_5naI-6Lhc\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The primary purpose of my trip was scenic photography. I love history but have a short attention span and get bored in museums quickly. (In St. Petersburg, though, it&#8217;s almost mandatory to visit the Hermitage \u2013 and I did, for a few hours.) Mostly I walked around, explored the towns, and took lots of pictures. I usually don&#8217;t care to sample the local food when I travel, unless I&#8217;m going to Italy. I rarely mention food in my trip report because It was often fast food or a take away pizza or something.<\/p>\n<p>So &#8211; don&#8217;t look for too many museum tips or restaurant recommendations here! \u00a0I&#8217;ll try to give you my impressions of the places I saw and the logistics of visiting various places.<br \/>\n<br clear='all'><div style='float: left; width: 200px; '>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1631210599\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1631210599&linkCode=as2&tag=bridgebooks&linkId=1631210599\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=1631210599&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=bridgebooks\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=bridgebooks&l=am2&o=1&a=1631210599\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; 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margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0;\">\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1631210637\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1631210637&linkCode=as2&tag=bridgebooks&linkId=fafbae3dab9350d267de0ff6af471e81\">Rick Steves Snapshot St. Petersburg, Helsinki &amp; Tallinn - Buy on Amazon.com<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=bridgebooks&l=am2&o=1&a=1631210637\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><div style='float: left; width: 200px; '>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/174220757X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=174220757X&linkCode=as2&tag=bridgebooks&linkId=174220757X\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=174220757X&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=bridgebooks\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=bridgebooks&l=am2&o=1&a=174220757X\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; 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