Russia Part II
Our first tour began at 8:30 a.m. After an extended walking tour we passed a basement with a sign outside that read, “TOPLESS BAR”. Around the corner we could see the Church of the Spilled Blood with its lovely multi-colored onion domes several blocks ahead. This church was ordered to be constructed by Tsar Alexander III, on the spot Tsar Alexander II was assassinated on March 1, 1881. Unfortunately, the tallest spire is under renovation. As we approached a bridge…