BLING-ed out in St.Petersburg
Having done just some rudimentary homework before embarking on the trip to St.Petersburg , i was only prepared for the grandeur of The Hermitage Museum and the riches of Faberge Museum . But it turned out that St.Petersburg is just awash with BLING. A pointer was the enormous 2storey high video installation in the Pulkova Airport ,St. Petersburg , showcasing the Art and History of the place (below) that greeted one on arrival . Now to the sights . The First visit in the city had to be .... The Faberge Museum ! And it had not just the Eggs ! There were colour coded rooms , exhibiting all sorts of treasures the Tsars cluttered their homes with . The Museum is a private exposition run by a Foundation that first purchased from Forbes, a load of masterpieces created by Faberge , the acclaimed jeweler to the Tsars. More acquisitions followed and now there are more than 4000 articles on show in the neoclassical Shuvalov Palace ( dated to 1780s) by the River Fontenka , a cla