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Rimsky Fountains OFFLINE MAP Like two massive marble glasses bubbling
over with champagne, these two beauties spray water 10m into the air, then into
the pools below.
Sun Perched on a rotating axis, a disk radiates streams of water, creating the ef-
fect of sunrays.
Umbrella OFFLINE MAP This circular bench looks like a pleasant shady spot.
But anyone who sits down for a rest will discover that the umbrella drops a sheet
of water from its edge, so you'll be shaded but soused.
Water Alley OFFLINE MAP Most of the time this looks like a regular shady path
through the Lower Gardens. But at designated times, when hidden fountains are
turned on, the walkway (and anybody walking there) gets wet!
DAY TRIPS FROM ST PETERSBURG
SIGHTS
EATING
RUSSIAN
SSIAN
SHTANDART RESTAURANT €€
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( www.restaurantshtandart.spb.ru ; mains R300-500; 10am-6pm; ) This
large and upmarket restaurant overlooks the Gulf of Finland, just west of the boat
dock, with plenty of seating both inside and out. It has a large and meaty menu full of
interesting and well-realised Russian fare.
RUSSIAN
SSIAN
GRAND ORANGERIE €€
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(set menus R450-700; 10am-6pm; ) An ele-gant choice, if you want to be served
lunch, is this cafe in the charming orangery. It gets busy at lunch, so you may have to
 
 
 
 
 
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