Artificial stress
Our final day in St. Petersburg was as uneventful as our first day. We arrived in St. Petersburg via the sleeperContinue Reading
Category: Russia
The Russian Social Experience
Day 3 in Russia brought our 24-hour day trip to Moscow. As it turned out, our train departed for MoscowContinue Reading
Voluntary kidnapping
Our second full day was “The Nutcracker Ballet Day” and brought bad news followed by more bad news followed byContinue Reading
Russian democracy
Our first full day in St. Petersburg was a crash course in Russian culture. Peter and I were on ourContinue Reading
Venice of the north
Our trip to St. Petersburg (again, Russia, not Florida!) was a surreal experience. Never have I been in a landContinue Reading
Setting the tone for St. Petersburg
Last night I had a conversation with Peter regarding our upcoming trip to St. Petersburg. Russia. Not Florida. I’m nervousContinue Reading
Российская виза успех!
Today in the ongoing saga of Russian tourist visa applications… Last week, I dropped off our printed Russian tourist visaContinue Reading
Waiting on the Russian Visa Gods
This is a continuation of my kick-off post about our upcoming trip to Russia. Today, Peter and I submitted ourContinue Reading
