20180725 Hermitage 1 (6 photos)

After lunch the bus takes us to the Hermitage Museum and the General Staff Building. We pass over bridges where we previously traveled in the canal boats on the water below.

At the General Staff Building, once again security is tight and the uniformed personnel never smile or speak, only scowl and gesture. This part of the Hermitage was renovated specifically for housing the impressionist and post-impressionist art collection there in 2014. Since viewing this world-famous art was my main incentive for choosing this particular tour, I immerse myself in the experience.