Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Russland-St Petersburg; The Land of Backwards N's and R's


We landed at St. Petersburg local time 3:00PM which means it is plus 8hrs from east coast USA. It made Seamus happy because he said "My Birthday isn't over til 8:00AM tomorrow St Petersburg time, so you all have plenty of shopping time left."!



The trip thru "passport control" felt like something from the Bourne Identity. The agent looked askew as we handed over 5 passports and it seemed like an eternity while she scrutinized each document, visa, immigration form and whatever else she needed. Naturally the lads felt that it was a good time to crack jokes and play the "American kids". A stern look from the trip planner, AKA, their mother/teacher/nurse, calmed them down pretty fast. The woman handed the passports back to us and if we were waiting for the "Have a great time in St Petersburg" we would have needed to pack a lunch because there's a chance she still hasn't said that phrase.




The hotel rooms look like dorm rooms from college but the location is excellent. 2 quick turns out the door and we're on Nevsky Prospect. It is the main drag that puts us in proximity to the Winter Palace, The Hermitage (the picture on the right), St Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral. The kids can't wait to get started on castles and Churches tomorrow. No, REALLY!!




Til Later








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