Chapter 18

Abo.--Helsingfors, Capital of Finland.--Remarkable Fortress of Sweaborg.--Fortifications of Cronstadt.--Up the Neva to St. Petersburg.--Grandest City of Northern Europe.--Street Scenes in Russia.--Occupations of the Sabbath.--The Drosky.--Royal Palaces of the Tzar.--Noble Art Gallery.-- Celebrated Library.--Public Monuments.--Winter Season. 275