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Palaces in St. Petersburg / Re: Palace of Grand Duke Vladimir

« on: August 29, 2005, 11:12:51 AM »

Thank you Bob for your explanation. I was in St. Petersburg last summer, and i remember very well the palace, i didn´t know then that it was Gran Duke Vladimir´s , but i spent a few minutes observing the built, it attract my attention because you can see very well how the coats of arms had been arrached from the front of the palace.  

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Palaces in St. Petersburg / Re: Palace of Grand Duke Vladimir

« on: August 29, 2005, 05:57:15 AM »

Is this Palace in the Millionaires Street, very close to the Winter Palace?

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The Imperial Family / Re: What got you interested in the Romanovs?

« on: August 29, 2005, 03:33:46 AM »

I remember in the library of my mother, an special book wich i always loved to look. It was a french edition of Prince Michael´s  "Nicholas and Alexandra family albums". As a little girl, every time i wached those explendid pictures of OTMA, i thought that they were the most beatiful princesses i will ever see...Also their tragedy always impressed me. Many years later, exactly june 2002, my family an I, went for a crusier across the Baltic Sea, our last stopping place was St. Petersburg.

I can´t explain what happened to me in St. Petersburg, but I felt enchanting and I promissed my self that one day i will returned. Back to Madrid, i begun to read about Romanov´s, it´s not easy to find books in Spain, but afortunatly i found them in Amazon. When i sow "The Camera and de Tzars" i was so delighted that my husband offered me a journey in St. Petersburg for my birthday.

I returned...., summer 2004, 6 days...i think that no one in the world was more happy than me in those days. It´s very difficult to me to explain in english the feelings i had visiting this so magical city. I only can say that my eyes were plenty of tears when i set foot in Alexander Palace.

After this i continue reading about IF. I don´t have much time (children, work....) , but almost evey night i get sleep with some book of the Romanov´s. Even my children knows their story!!!.

Two weeks ago i discovered this website. Tank you for it. It´s wonderfull!! i am sure that i am going to learn a lot reading your discussions, it´s incredible the knowledges you have about!!