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Start Here Beginners Articles Countries Events Skaters Site Map Skating Styles Aggressive Artistic Fitness Ice Naked Hockey Recreation Skateboard Speed - [View More] Equipment Skates Wheels Bearings Protective Gear Helmets Maintenance Accessories - [ View More] Community Message Board Chat Room Newsletter Regional Countries Local Clubs Group Skates Skate Tours Media Books Magazines Movies Posters Video Clips Videos Video Games More Topics Beginners Deaths Health Issues History How to Skate Hydration Injuries Legal Issues Lessons Nutrition Organizations Police Skating Safety Sports Medicine Travel Web Sites Where to Skate - [View More] Site Map Quick Start Search	An Introduction to Skating in Russia A Day of Skating in Pushkin by Kathie Fry Photos of Skating in Pushkin More of This Article 1. Introduction 2. Moscow 3. St. Petersburg 4. Pushkin 5. Peterhof 6. Novgorod 7. Kotlin Dikes 8. Sosnovy Bor 9. More Information Photo Galleries Moscow St. Petersburg Pushkin Peterhof Novgorod Kotlin Dikes Sosnovy Bor Video Clips Me Skating in Moscow My Fall in St. Petersburg The town of Pushkin was called Tsarskoye Selo until it was renamed in 1917. It was the residence of the tsars from the beginning of the 18th century, when a huge palace and a park complex were built, including the Catherine Palace and Alexander Park. The Catherine Palace is one of the best examples of Russian Baroque architecture. Pushkin is only a short train ride from St. Petersburg. Whenever I travel there with friends, we always follow a set routine. After we arrive at the Pushkin train station, we spend some time skating up and down the avenues of the town, through parks and along the shop-lined streets. The town is on a gentle hill, so skaters will get a good workout going one way and a nice long ride going the other. Next we skate to the Egyptian Gates to take a group photo before we stop for ice cream in the square in front of the Catherine Palace. Now we are ready to head out of town for a skate through the countryside. We skate on a bridge over a ravine, and head for a model Chinese village that is currently being used as a hotel. We take a group photo under the Chinese Gate, skate through the Chinese village, and stop for a group swim at a local lake. Next we skate through a beautiful meadow and forest, to a cafe where we all have lunch. At that point, the group can either catch the train back to St. Petersburg or skate all the way back to the city, visiting the palaces and parks of Pavlovsk along the way. Part 5 --> More of This Article Part 1: About Skating in Russia Part 2: Skating the Streets of Moscow Part 3: Skating St. Petersburg Part 4: A Day of Skating in Pushkin Part 5: Skaters Visiting a Palace at Peterhof Part 6: Skating Novgorod Kremlin and River Trail Part 7: Skating the Dikes of Kotlin Island Part 8: Sosnovy Bor Biathlon Loop Trail Related Links Skating in Russia - Main Menu Skating in 100 Countries Translate Any Web Site or Phrase Official Skating Federations International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) National Roller Skating Federations	Kathie Fry, Editor Join our friendly international skating community SkateLog Forum What I Saw Skating in Venice Beach 2007 Skating Wall Calendars Free SkateLog Business Cards Renate Groenewold + Other Dutch Skaters National Federations FIRS SKATERS by Country by Name by Birthday Photos Girl Skater Photo Gallery SKATE STOPPERS Are They Dangerous? CONNY'S NEW BUST LINE Photos of Lisa Suggitt Portraits Skating El Patinador Solitario of Havana makes his own skates. [ Read More ] A Belgian skater talks about her broken arm. [Read More] Tony Hawk Skating Cartoons from The New Yorker World War II Skating Messenger Girls FUN IN HOLLAND! I got painted orange in Heerenveen and almost arrested in Groningen)... My 92 year old skating buddy Subscribe to our Atom formatted Newsfeed Here's How
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