St.Petersburg is AMAZING!

Wednesday, May 09, 2007
I waited 24 years to make it to St. Petersburg, and hopefully I won't have to wait another 24 to make it back. Yesterday I got back from a three day trip to St. Petersburg, and it was worth every penny. The city is beautiful, very European and modern, friendly, and a great place to relax. There are more than plenty sites to see on foot, not to mention the number of boat trips and tours you can take within and around the city. St. Petersburg is also not as expensive as Moscow, another added plus.
The city itself was founded by Peter the First, also known as Peter the Great, in 1703. Contrary to the belief of many, the city is named after Peter the Apostle, not it's founder. The city is located on 44 different islands scattered along the Neva River and Finnish Channel.

In three days Rosario, Tomash, Denis and I managed to do a lot: walk along Nevsky Prospect, the main street, a million times, see St. Isaacs Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, Cathedral of the Blood, the Hermitage, Petropavlovsky Fortress, and many other interesting and beautiful things. I highly recommend St. Petersburg as a travel destination. I've tried to include a couple of pictures with this post, but realllllllllly recommend you to check out my Web Album (Picaso), as I've got tons of BEAUTIFUL pictures posted there with comments and captions.


Now immersed fully back into reality, I'm deriving motivation from the hope that I will have a chance to make it back to St. Petersburg next year!

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