Bright sunny day, and what's in store on parking

So yesterday it was gorgeous outside, except that it was around 13 degrees (F), but it was our first day here without a cloud in the sky and with the sun shining brightly. That allowed us to see how bright it can be and how much the colors of our surroundings come alive in the light. Also it appears that when the sun is out the tour buses show up, and they park all over the front of our building. That is going to make parking for our car a real headache come the summer... I guess we will be using the garage that is a healthy 5 minute walk away.
Here is Nicole in front of the Hermitage, look at how bright it is.
We are sure that we had noticed the statues on top of the hermitage before, however we had never seen them so dominating the skyline as they do without the cloud cover.