Peterhof Palace. Wikipedia
Obama Takes His Sweet Time In Arriving For Putin's G20 Dinner -- Sydney Morning Herald/AFP
St Petersburg: World leaders have arrived for a dinner hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, where they would discuss the crisis in Syria, with US President Barack Obama showing up alone and well after the main group.
The main group of leaders led by Putin arrived together at the historic Peterhof palace outside St Petersburg, with British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande seen talking animatedly at the back of the pack.
But Mr Obama was nowhere to be seen and only arrived at the palace a good half an hour after the rest.
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Update: Belles of the G20 ball and the calm before the storm: Banquet for world leaders offers respite from fraught Russian summit -- Daily Mail
My Comment: Putin is the one who has the reputation of always showing up late .... but never for his friends and/or important events. President Obama is sometimes late .... but never for important events. Tonight was an important event .... he showed up late to snub Putin (that is at least the line that is being used in the Russian media and France's AFP).
As for where the dinner was held .... the Peterhof Palace .... I have done the tour on many occasions, and it is without question one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. If you should ever find yourself visiting the city of St. Petersburg, that it is definitely one of the places that you should visit.