Hello to you all!
By Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23404)
United Kingdom
June 12, 2018 3:30am CST
Hi everyone I hope that you are well. I have not been around for a little while due to work a holiday and work again but for the past week I have been forced to stay home as I have damaged a muscle in my leg and can hardly walk so I am at home recuperating. Two nights ago as I was climbing the stairs I felt it snap again and I am in more pain now than I was originally so I guess I will just have to take it easy until it heals itself properly.
Anyway that's by the by I am going to try and catch up with your news and hopefully will be visiting your page to read some of your posts do not be alarmed if you see me read a few but it will be nice to catch up!
I have just returned from a wonderful cruise around the Baltics and had the most fantastic time. The weather was very kind to us and the skies were blue throughout the two weeks. It was wonderful. I realised one of my dreams and that was to visit St. Petersburg in Russia. It is a beautiful city so much to see and do but we crammed so much in as we were only there for two days it was amazing. I shall probably do some posts about the places we visited over the next few posts.
So history has been made today with President Donald Trump and President Kim Jung-un meeting in Singapore. I sincerely hope that some kind of agreement can be reached today which will ease the suffering of the people of North Korea.
I have attached a photo of the Palace fountains at Peterhof palace. They are stunningly beautiful. I always find water features somewhat relaxing and intriguing.
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@LadyDuck (471508)
• Switzerland
12 Jun 18
@garymarsh6 The fact not to need a Visa is a plus, I know it takes about 1 month to obtain a VISA for Russia. I need to renew my Italian passport, I noticed it has expired.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
@LadyDuck It is not cheap either Anna over £100
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
It was amazing I am still buzzing from all the things I saw there. You do not need a visa when you are only there for two days. I found a tour firm in St Petersburg who were fantastic and half the price of what they were charging on the ship. They organise the visa's for you too.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
12 Jun 18
Hi Gary. You have been up and about. It is nice seeing you here again. 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
12 Jun 18
@garymarsh6 You are always welcome, Gary. By the way, I like your photo. Very beautiful. One day, I would like to visit it and I will remember you that it was you who first showed that place to me.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
@mlgen1037 It is a beautiful city and especially the country palaces. So beautiful and thankfully restored and well looked after.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
12 Jun 18
I did not get to see any of that but I love that image its really beautiful and I love fountains of any kind.
Sound of water can get you to do things like that sometimes yes.
Wonder why it is exactly?
Great to see you have enjoyed your Holidays too.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
12 Jun 18
@garymarsh6
The one in Barcelona is quite spectacular too and I just hope they never get rid of it seeing as they getting rid of everything else they can think of.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
I do love water fountains I think there is a beautiful one in Barcelona set to music. I bet that is beautiful. I also loved the ones in front of the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. The fountains are choreographed to music and are spectacular!
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
@lovinangelsinstead21 I know what you mean. It is like the cobbled streets that used to be everywhere! They got rid of many years ago. Guess what???? They are putting cobbled stones back on the roads again! Hmm Man is so clever!
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@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
13 Jun 18
I hope that your leg heals quickly 
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@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
13 Jun 18
@garymarsh6 I had a pulled calf muscle in my leg when we were vacationing some years back. I can still remember the pain and limping around
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
13 Jun 18
Thank you Marie. Hope all is well with you. Will catch up soon!
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
Oh yes never pass a toilet without using it these days!
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
12 Jun 18
@garymarsh6 Billy Connolly was talking about the time he met Sean Connery and was asked whether or not the great, but ageing, thespian had given him any advice.
Billy replied that he had given him 2 pieces of advice. Never pass up the offer of a cup of tea and never pass up the opportunity of going for a pee.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
14 Jun 18
That is just one of many fountains in the Peterhof palace. It was stunning. I do hope that your pain is soon relieved too. Thankfully it happened after the holiday and not before!
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@just4him (317062)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Jun 18
@garymarsh6 I'm glad your pain was after the holiday. It would have been a huge hindrance during your cruise.
Thank you. I'm hoping it heals quickly. I don't even know what happened to cause it.
@rebelann (112879)
• El Paso, Texas
13 Jun 18
It's so hard to capture glistening water @garymarsh6 I've stopped trying as it seems to simply cause bright spots that have no real definition.
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
13 Jun 18
Thank you! It was stunning. The water was glistening in the sun like diamonds!
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
13 Jun 18
Hmm yes I can't really do that much at the moment which is quite frustrating!
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
Thank you. It is very difficult to do things at the moment.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
27 Jun 18
Thank you for reading I hope that it has spurred you to do it too!
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
29 Jun 18
I like to look at water views too whether in person or in pictures. I've been around a bit more off and on since I now have a stress fracture from standing wrong when my heal hurts from the ongoing wound.
Currently I have my feet elevated but will get up soon to pay a few bills.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 18
OH dear Marsha you poor thing you certainly are going through the wars with your health. I hope it repairs soon and you will restart your ballet pirouettes
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
13 Jun 18
Haha well no not really ! Oh @DianneN it is absolutely stunning. You will stand with your jaw dropping to the floor. The amount of opulence is astounding. I am still buzzing from the visit there. I am so glad my leg happened once we got back I would have been gutted had I not been able to walk around there!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
14 Jun 18
@garymarsh6 Well, I'm glad you were able to go and enjoy yourself. Hope your leg is doing better now, Gary.
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
12 Jun 18
@garymarsh6
I am so glad you were able to have your trip and enjoy it because what happened to you and you are now stuck in the house. Take care of yourself and hope you heal fast.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
Yes thankfully it happened after rather than before the trip otherwise I would not have been able to walk around those fantastic places. They are vast places. The winter palace for example we perhaps saw around 10% of it. They reckon if you were to look at every single thing in there it would take you 11 years to walk around! Can you imagine that!
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@snowy22315 (180721)
• United States
12 Jun 18
Lovely fountain..it is very nice that you have been able to join us for awhile.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
I do miss mylot and the friends I have made but it is nice when you pop in to say hi and still see the same friends there! Real life takes over sometimes but it is nice to come back after a few weeks to say hi!
@ptrikha_2 (46951)
• India
12 Jun 18
I hope that you recover well. Some of my friends went to St. Petersburg around 8 years back for work purpose. They told a lot about a bustling city. So you also visited Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia?
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
12 Jun 18
Your picture is so beautiful.
Sorry to hear about your leg and hope it heals quickly. I doubt you enjoy sitting around for too long
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
You are right there It is driving me crazy I think oh I will go and do this then remember erm no perhaps not!
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Jun 18
That palace does look amazing. You had a wonderful trip.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 18
It was amazing really stunning and now I have fulfilled one of my dreams!
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
13 Jun 18
I will do a post about each place we visited.
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