Fun at the Fountains

While the photos in the previous two posts showed the vista of the main fountains at Peterhof, the grounds are filled with smaller fountains and even some fun fountains. For example, there are various 'surprise' fountains, where guests could be walking along and a sudden unlucky burst of water would spray them. Our guide gave up the secret, pointing out the small outbuilding where an operator would be watching, ready to press a button to soak a person. I did like the tiny spray from the red blossom seen here.

We were present on a Friday in July, and the grounds were crowded with tourists and with several wedding parties, out for locations for their couple pictures. Several actors and actresses were also on hand to add to the festive air. When we had enjoyed a lunch at Peterhof, we were back on the bus and ready to see something a lot more serious. That will be seen in the next post.