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A Rumor in St. Petersburg
I currently cannot feel my feet! We walked everywhere today!! We started the day around 9:30am walking around St. Petersburg to see lots of historical buildings and such. We saw St. Issac's Cathedral, which was amazing. Its absolutely huge! I took a lot of pictures there too. There is a walkway around the top dome, so we got to see an aerial view of the city.
It really does look like the Venice of the North. The River is a lot larger than I expected. We also went to Peter and Paul Fortress, which was one of the first establishments in St. Petersburg. All of the Czars since Peter the Great are buried there, including the last Romanov family. Their bodies were transferred there and buried together with a separate chapel to honor them. They are considered martyrs in the Russian Church now.
We were blessed to have gorgeous weather today, which made the day even more enjoyable. We met up with one of Dr. Merrill's friends, Liza, who is about our age and a local. She took us out to lunch at (you won't believe this...) PIZZA HUT! It was a lot different than our one at home though. They had a full bar, and many more choices besides pizza, and they had a desert menu. It was nice to be able to order food that we knew what we were getting. It made everyone feel a little more at ease today. I think we're all getting a little more used to the overwhelming signs and people talking to us. We haven't seen very many American tourists - but its not really summer yet.
It really does look like the Venice of the North. The River is a lot larger than I expected. We also went to Peter and Paul Fortress, which was one of the first establishments in St. Petersburg. All of the Czars since Peter the Great are buried there, including the last Romanov family. Their bodies were transferred there and buried together with a separate chapel to honor them. They are considered martyrs in the Russian Church now.
We were blessed to have gorgeous weather today, which made the day even more enjoyable. We met up with one of Dr. Merrill's friends, Liza, who is about our age and a local. She took us out to lunch at (you won't believe this...) PIZZA HUT! It was a lot different than our one at home though. They had a full bar, and many more choices besides pizza, and they had a desert menu. It was nice to be able to order food that we knew what we were getting. It made everyone feel a little more at ease today. I think we're all getting a little more used to the overwhelming signs and people talking to us. We haven't seen very many American tourists - but its not really summer yet.