I lived in St. Petersburg from February to late June, 2011.
The city is incredible – simultaneously beautiful and difficult. I would recommend visiting to anyone. Whilst the winter snow is certainly a bit magical, it makes getting around pretty hard. The best time is definitely June: the weather is brilliant, there’s a celebration almost every weekend and the light lasts all the way through the night.
Northernmost Buddhist temple in the world
Winter palace on the river Neva
Elagin Island
Victory Day
Winter Palace
Mayakovskaya metro stop
Lenin
White nights in St. Petersburg (photo taken at midnight in mid-June)
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral
Pivskarevskoye memorial cemetery
View from St Isaac’s cathedral
Jordan staircase, the Hermitage
Defenders of Leningrad monument
Frozen Neva
Aliye Parusa festival
Church on Spilled Blood, park view
Smolny Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral in summer
The Bronze Horseman in the snow
Jordan staircase, the Hermitage
Chesme Church in the snow