The Tsar’s Village is one of our favorite countryside parks and palace in the entire St. Petersburg region. It’s a nice place to take a quiet walk and has a lovely little restaurant on top of a tower overlooking the lake. It’s a great place to take a break from busy city life.

Timothy loved all the statues on this trip and was calling all of them “Jesus!”. We had to explain that not all statues were of Jesus. Here is Timothy next to one of the statues with which he started having a conversation. Oh the funny things that kids do…


Ramona standing in front of a lovely little marble bridge. Unfortunately the bridge is gated off and nobody is allowed to use it. Not very practical if you ask me, but a lovely edition to the park’s décor none the less.


This is an angle shot of the palace. Recently the palace had been restored both inside and out including the famous amber room. It is a room in which the walls from floor to ceiling a decorated with amber. There are many pictures and decorations made out of this stone. The colors range from reds, to oranges, to yellows, to browns. Amazing!