Day 1. (Sunday)

Today our trip starts. We usually travelled to this city by train or bus, this time we decided to try a plane. Let’s go! We took the morning flight so we could come early and start our walk. Our flight was on time and even 15 min earlier so it made us happy. We didn’t take a taxi,we took a bus as it’s cheap-only 40 roubles to get to the metro station. Then we went by metro to one local market of old things in Udelnaya station where we enjoyed a lot of retro objects and bought some badges and a pin as presents. After it Lessontime had some lunch and went to our apart-hotel. You know,we liked it-it’s modern and cool In the afternoon we went to Kuntskamera where we saw a great number of historical objects and Peter’s collection. In the evening after dinner we had a wonderful walk along Nevskiy Prospect and enjoyed the evening city. We even had a chance to listen to some street concerts as there were no tickets to Serebro. That was the end of our first day. Looking forward to the next one!

Day 2. (Monday)

After a good breakfast we went to one Art shop to buy some paints and other things for painting. Today the weather was not so good,it was rainy and windy,but we didn’t mind it. In the afternoon we tried to find Lennon Street (Pushkinskaya,10),it took us a lot of time but in the end we succeeded. We could see the picture of Yellow Submarine and the Beatles wall where people come and remember their songs. There we found bookcrossing point and chose a book to read. After bathing in the rain and getting wet we reached the central book shop in Nevskiy Prospect to buy different souvenirs such as calendars, magnets and what not. We also desired to find red phone booth like in London but after an hour of attempts we gave up and started to look for a metro station. In the evening we watched the funniest comedy we’ve ever seen in the Theatre of Comedy. So we laughed to tears and had a good time. That’s how we finished the second day of our stay in this amazing city.

Day 3. (Tuesday)

Today the weather was so nice and sunny that we started our day with walk about the city. We met sparrows bathing in the paddle in one park. This day we decided to go to the Hermitage,so we bought our tickets beforehand on the site not to stand in a long queue. It was not easy to study Art as our legs ached after several days. Though we managed to see the best pictures and objects of Art. After 2 hours we gave up and left it. After having our lunch we went to the book shop and chose 2 books on phsycology-one is by Labkovskiy-I remember it well as I wished to read it for a long time. We even had time to get into Kazan Cathedral and enjoyed its beauty inside. How to get warm? Of course, tea and tasty buns and cakes in Bulochnay number 60,it was unforgettable In the evening we had a performance “Edip in the Column” at Bolshoy Drama Theatre by Andrew Konchalovskiy with Julia Vysotskaya and Nickolay Nosov in main parts. So believe it or not-we had a nice time! Good night,St.Petersburg! Sleep well!

Day 4. (Wednesday)

Today early in the morning at 6 a.m. we got up to have one-day bus excursion to Karelia. It was difficult to get to the point as the road was curling and we felt not so good. On our way first we stopped in Priozersk to study an old fortress Korela. After lunch we enjoyed wonderful waterfalls Ahvenkoski and walked a special route around them. It was unforgettable! The main place of our trip was the Mountain Park Ruskeala with a grand marble canyon and a nice lake. It’s worth visiting and walking its paths for several hours. We’d like to come back to these places once more! Tired but impressed we returned to our apart-hotel late.

Day 5. (Thursday)

The sun is shining brightly today,it’s a perfect day to have a walk, but it’s high time to come back. After enjoying this day in Nevskiy Prospect we go by metro to take a bus to the airport. Thank you St.Petersburg for our short but enjoyable holidays! I hope we’ll see you again and again.

Hope, you adore St.Petersburg like we do. If you’ve never been here, be sure to do it as soon as possible!!!

Yours,
Lessontime