Day 1 and most of day 2 were taken by the long flight from DFW airport.
We arrived in St Petersburg a little after 7 PM their time.

We explored the most famous sites of St Petersburg on a privately guided tour with only our guide and a driver in a comfortable, car. This provided the flexibility we needed for a personalized tour. We combined the tour with a visit to St Isaac’s Cathedral. St Petersburg is the second largest, most beautiful city in Russia.

The tour included all the main highlights of St Petersburg: Winter Palace, Nevsky Prospect, Kazan Cathedral, Stroganov Palace, the Admiralty, Palace Square, Peter and Paul Fortress, Naval Museum, St. Petersburg University, Menshikov Palace, Academy of Fine Arts, Senate Square, monument to Peter the Great (the Bronze Horseman), Isaac's Square, Mariinsky Palace, monument to Nicolas II, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Palace Embankment, Marsovo Fields, Summer Gardens, Alexandrinsky Theatre, Rastrelly Square, Smolny Cathedral, Anichkov Palace, monument to Catherine the Great, Square of Arts, State Russian Museum, Koniushennaya Square, Cathedral of Saviour-on-the-Spilled Blood as well as the numerous canals, rivers, and  beautiful bridges crossing them. Our guide, Leda told us the story of the city, the events that have left their scars, its plans for the future and anecdotes about its strange, friendly and colorful inhabitants. She was very knowledgeable and answered all the questions we had about this most fascinating of cities.

Our guide Leda & Sonya	Our first day driver	Sonya & Milt at Naval Museum and Cathedral Site	Naval Cathedral
They seemed to like Egyptian things		A couple of ornate carriages
Two views of the Winter Palace across the River Neva		Cathedral on Spilled Blood	Peter and Paul Fortress
St. Isaac's Cathedral All the following pictures were taken inside during our tour

That evening we went to the Ballet at Mariinsky II
and watched all three acts of Swan Lake

Mariinsky 1 Ballet Hall	Mariinsky 2 Ballet Hall