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Santa Claus Train Race, Novy Peterhof Station, St. Petersburg, Russia

Santa Claus trains every year come to the New Peterhof station in Orthodox Christmas on January 6 - 7. The most interesting part of their stay is the passage of these trains under the arches of the old Gothic station, which is specifically illuminated for this. Christmas in 2024 was frosty, the temperature was 21 degrees Celsius, the smoke from steam pipes rose upwards.Locomotive smoke against the background of the western facade of the beautiful but half-abandoned Novy Peterhof station, specially decorated for Christmas, make a wonderful impression.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: St Petersburg, Russia
Camera: X-T3
Copyright: © Vasilii Martynov