Album eight
(Translated by D. Mosesian)

So the 1997 ends. I can't say it was particularly happy for me, but there were some nice moments. I hope that in the New Year too there will be some among thousands of my guests who will be pleased to see my site again.
And meanwhile, let's see how St. Petersburg looks on the New Year's eve....

Christmass tree on Palace Square. It's a large tree, but if you take a few steps away it already seems small comparing to the surroundings...

But if you are near it - looks very decent ;-)

New Year near Gostinnyi Dvor

New Year on one of two Konushennaia streets...

...and on the other too :-)

New Year in a tea-room. The sign "State museum" is not about it, they just invite you to visit the museum :)

On many streets there were balconies decorated this way - balloons, little Christmas trees, lights. Rather pretty.

Special lighting of the horses on Anichkov bridge. Looks slightly surreal..

New Year in a store..

New Year near Kazan Cathedral..

And this tree is exactly like one on the Palace square! That's the centralized celebration for you.

Literally a few days before the New Year the lighting of the Kazan Cathedral was finally turned on. A lot of colored lights. I recommend you to visit it. At the same time for some reason the lighting of the Palace bridge switched off, I wonder if they run out of batteries ;-)

A dome. It looks withered at day and the gilded top is almost not seen at all. But all is different in the light of a spotlight.

Another Christmas tree near Kazan Cathedral. Behind the spotlight - Dom Knigi (largest city bookstore).