9/11

We arrived back from Petersberg just afew hours ago very sleep deprived and sore but well worth it. I have to leave for class in a little bit but I wanted to start what will take me a few days to get down everything I saw and flet. First off I would say that EVERYONE should try at some point in their life to go to Saint-Petersberg, if you need a tour guide I would be happy to take you. I love Moscow and I think as a place to live I would move here in a heart beat but for beauty and tourism Petersberg is the place to be. I wish I had more time now to describe everything but Just a breif overview of our trip. We left Moscow around 11 in a overnight train. It had beds but they weren't that comfortable. and qwe arrived at our hostel around 8 nap breakfast and then on the bus for a tour. Our first stop was a Catherdaral it was the first of three we saw. We were allowed to enter while the mass was going on. It was so beautiful, the congragets singing, the decore, it took my breath away. Our next stop was another catherdal at a square I can't remember the name, that was dedicated to I belive Peter the great but I could be wrong. Our bus tour conitued the bridge where ships come. The next stop was a fortress and inside the fortress was Saint. Peters Cathedral where the Ztsar starting with Peter are burried. This was one of my favorite places but more later. Next was the Winter Palace and the Hermatage, again more on that later I need a day to put in to words the beauty and emotion these places stirred. After that we had free time, took another nap and then went out to a mexican restraunt with some friends. We stayed there for a while, they hade great music, ok food, and great Margaritas. We thought then we were going to go dancing but the club wasn't very good so instead we went for a walk and it was beautiful. Sunday we had breakfast and got on the bus to go to the Summer palace. Which isn't as grand as the Winter palace but was still beautiful with amazing gardens, it was a winter wonderland. After that we had a lot of free time so I went with a few friends to a great cafe and had an amazing lunch, then went shopping. It was so much fun. That night we saw Hamlet done by the forth years of the acting school in Petersberg and then got aucp of coffee before getting back on the train and waking up in Moscow at 8. That is all I can do for now I will try to write more and put up some pictures in the next couple days.
Love you all
Kirsten