Piers:
Yes. The devastation during the war was amazing. Was pretty much on the
front line. There was really nothing left. Russians did an incredible
restoration. Without the "before" photos, I would never have known. The
only problem now is a common one - too many visitors.
Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Piers Hemy
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:51 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Postcards from St Petersburg, Russia
Happy memories evoked, Martin, thanks. The Peterhof images were
especially interesting - did they tell you that *everything* you see in
those images (and everything at Peterhof) is no more than c. 50 years
old? Peterhof was completely destroyed between 1941 and 1945, but
rebuilt post-war. When I first visited in 1970 the rebuilding was
complete, but the internals were still in progress - the tour included
at least one room where the parquet flooring was unfinished.
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Martin Walters
Sent: 30 October 2007 00:27
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Postcards from St Petersburg, Russia
Some photos from my trip to St. Petersburg in June. Lots of sloping
verticals - even a 21mm wasn't enough to get everything in!
Grouped by site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14675507@N08/collections/
Martin
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
|