Cold peace. Moscow, Nov 2013

Everybody should see Red Square once. It's an imposing space that made me think of spy novels. This is the Okhotny Ryad metro
station, with the State Historical Museum behind. 
It was -7 degrees.

Catherine Palace facade. St. Petersburg, Dec 2005

We couldn't get in to see the Amber Room, but the facade was
pretty spectacular in the cold winter air of St. Petersburg.