Lazy afternoon at Kazan Cathedral and the Griboyedov Canal

Late afternoon walk through Saint Petersburg's historic Palace Square area

Summer twilight in Saint Petersburg: streets, statues, and dessert

Up-close look at Palace Square's landmarks on a clear summer day

Street life and live music outside Singer House, St. Petersburg

Summer evening crowds fill Nevsky Prospekt around Kazan Cathedral

Saint Petersburg canals and embankments at midsummer twilight

Inside a busy Saint Petersburg shopping mall on a summer afternoon

Live street band draws a crowd outside a Saint Petersburg storefront

Evening stroll through Saint Petersburg's imperial landmarks and monuments

Up-close exploration of Saint Isaac's Cathedral on a sunny afternoon

Saint Petersburg's atlantes and neoclassical facades at twilight

Late-night architecture crawl through Saint Petersburg's ornate historic streets

Saint Petersburg's classical streets at blue-hour twilight

An hour through Saint Petersburg's historic center, architecture to street life

Nevsky Prospekt landmarks at dusk, saxophonist outside Kazan Cathedral

Saint Petersburg mall outing, with a cat detour

Saint Petersburg's ornate historic facades up close on a summer morning