(Michelle) We have an overnight train to Moscow tonight, but it 
doesn’t leave until 11:30pm, so we still have a full day today. We saved today for the Hermitage. Wow. First of all, it was the first Thursday of the month and the first Thursday of the month is FREE! That saved us about $20 each - this is not a cheap museum. It can command that price though, as this is a wonderful museum. I liked it better than the Louvre (I am sure I will be blasphemized by my French friends). First of all, the museum itself used to be the Winter Palace, so the 
architecture is stunning. The variety of things you could find here was part of what was so cool. Some of the items include: Ancient archeological finds (hidden in the basement 
and I’m not entirely sure we were supposed to be down there for a number of reasons), armor (which we all know TJ loves), furniture, sculptures, dishes, royal jewels, and the paintings were all great. The greatest item in the museum though is the famous Peacock Clock. I do love clocks. I took a photo, but it is not that great, so here is a link to the museum website:http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/12/2006/hm12_1_22.html
The other photos here include the outside of the museum, us in a very golden room, a Da Vinci housed here, and some Turkish Armor. Also, I gave TJ the camera for a while and you can see the artwork that he values (the dog).If you forgot to go to the toilet inside the museum, never fear, there is an outdoor toilet bus waiting for you outside. Could this be the future of the standard BIFFY?
(TJ) I don’t want to be redundant on what Michelle said, but I think this is my favorite museum I have ever been to. If you are a art fan, you could easily go here for 3 days. It has widest range of paintings that I have seen anywhere and in the most gilded architecture that I have ever seen. It's worth it alone just to look at the rooms that the painting are in. Incredible, a must see….
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