Our big trip

In May we're going to St. Petersburg because I'd like to meet Crazy Girl's family.  No, not St. Petersburg, Florida.  This is in Russia.

I've traveled a bit, but Russia will be a new destination for me.  We're planning a several day trip to Moscow.  I know we're missing some great places to visit that might lie between the two.  We don't have time or money to leave Russia on this visit so we want to see the best the Motherland has to offer.  We will (if I have my way) make some side journeys to see some of this:

We of course will see Peterhof:

But as the trip gets closer we will pick some roads that are less well travelled.