Golden autumn - it always ends too quickly. A real golden autumn lasts only a few days. In September (and sometimes even at the end of August) the leaves on the trees start to turn yellow, but for a few more weeks the main colour of the tree crowns remains green. Yellow, orange and red remain only individual accents of colour in a sea of green. And then somehow suddenly this familiar calm green with yellow tints is replaced by an explosion of colour, and the golden foliage shines against the blue sky. If we are lucky, the maximum of this golden glow is on sunny days. The weather in autumn is not very predictable, it can rain for long periods of time or even snow.
On this sunny autumn day I decided to drive to Strelna to take a walk in the suburban park. Strelna is one of the palatial suburbs of St Petersburg. Strelna is not as popular as Peterhof or Pushkin, but you can find many places for pleasant walks in Strelna as well. This time I walked in Orlovsky Park and near Lvovsky Palace.
Perhaps the main historical attraction of Strelna is the travelling palace of Emperor Peter the Great. Strelna is located about halfway between St Petersburg and Peterhof. The road to Kronstadt and Oranienbaum also passes through Strelna. At the beginning of the XVIII century the Emperor ordered to build a small palace for recreation in Strelna, and this building has survived to this day. In those distant times Strelna was a country place. Nowadays it is hard to imagine that someone could need a special place for rest at such a short distance from the city. All distances seem to have shortened a lot:) You can come to Strelna by ordinary city transport - by bus or by tram.
The best place for a walk in Strelna is Orlovsky Park, it is small but very cosy. The park is located on the bank of Orlovsky pond and was arranged in the XIX century. A wooden palace in Gothic style was built on the bank of the pond for Count Orlov, and a park was laid out around it. Unfortunately, the wooden palace has not survived to this day. However, a well, a ruin tower and a bridge in pseudo-Gothic style have been preserved in the park.
A little away from the Orlovsky Park is the palace of Prince Lvov, also built in the first half of the 19th century in the then popular pseudo-Gothic style. The trees come almost right up to the palace, so it is very difficult to take a photo where the whole palace will be clearly visible. I took some vertical shots and combined them into a small collage. In front of the main facade of the palace there is a monument to Prince Alexander Lvov. The prince was a firefighting enthusiast and is depicted wearing a fire helmet.
I walked round the palace and came back to Orlovsky Park. It seemed like a very short walk, but under the crowns of the trees it became noticeably gloomier during this time. Autumn days are short, and the slanting rays of the sun hardly broke through the golden crowns of the trees, giving us the last minutes of a beautiful autumn day.
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| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
This is my entry for the #WednesdayWalk challenge by @tattoodjay.
I think golden autumn is a good season to do the walk, you see beautiful scenery. 😊 The photos ended beautifully.😊
This walk turned out to be very enjoyable, thank you so much!
You're welcome. 😊 Glad to hear that. 😊
ohh those golden colors of nature are delightful
Thanks for joining the Wednesday Walk
Have a good day
This walk really turned out great, golden autumn is an absolutely beautiful time!
Thank you so much, have a happy day
ohh yeah I love this time of year not so much what comes next LOL
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First of all greetings dear @tatdt,Beautiful photos and what to say about that park. Autumn, sun and blue sky all combine perfectly for an excellent walk. And grateful to be able to enjoy thanks to you. Xороший день.🥰
We are having an absolutely beautiful autumn this year!
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Thank you very much!
Autumn leaves are so beautiful and the filtered sunlight makes it so GOLDEN 🍂
Thank you so much!
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It's a good season to do the walk and embrace everything in the environment in this wonderful Gold autumn. I hope I will be able to go there and experience this wonderful place
It really was a very nice walk, I'm glad you enjoyed the photos!
I love these waitresses, it reminded me of a park here in Venezuela. Beautiful trees and bushes. Beautiful.
It really was a very beautiful walk. Thank you so much!
These walks in such cool, autumn-coloured places are very enjoyable. If I can do it virtually, imagine if I were there. Thank you.
This walk really turned out to be delightful! I'm so glad you share my impressions when viewing these photos.