Escorted a general sightseeing tour today. Our guide was very knowledgable. At some point it all becomes a blur though: peter the first's this or that, or cousin whoseewho's summer manor, or uncle Vladamir's park. It is amazing though. It seems every building has some historical or cultural significance. It's like a life sized, open air museum.
FYI: The Neva River is the color of creme soda however it doesn't taste like creme soda. Don't drink the water.
We drove past Stroganoff Palace,yes that Stroganoff. Apparently Mr Stroganoff couldn't chew well, so his chef cut his beef into small, chewable bites... Add mushrooms and cream? Brilliant AND delicious.
End of tour.
Somehow this day did a complete turn around. What started as a grey, windy, cold Russian morning has turned into a lovely cloudless evening. Wish I could go off the ship and enjoy it!
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