St. Petersburg has more than 4 million inhabitants and is the northernmost metropolis in the world. It lies at the mouth of Newas in the Baltic Sea. When we arrived in the evening in St. Petersburg, was probably just rush hour, the
n we wandered over an hour around the city until we arrived at our hotel. The Azimut Hotel is the largest hotel in St. Petersburg. Some getting used to was ever the fact that we got a smoking room. Also in the hotel lobby, bar and restaurant was smoke everywhere. Since we know then how valuable is the smoking ban in our home. But is not surprising that so many smoke in Russia. You can buy a pack of cigarettes for 15-50 rubles (0.5 - 1.5 €). In general we can say that the cost of your daily needs are probably very low. Vodka can be bought for 50 rubles already. A bottle of beer for 20 rubles. In restaurants, bars and clubs, however, the prices quite Europeanized. Since then you pay for a beer at least 100 rubles and 300 rubles for a cocktail, for example.
We were informed in advance that it may be that the water in the hotel is brown. In addition, we were advised not to drink it because it is contaminated by bacteria and because we are not used. It was then also the case that was hanging in the bathroom of our hotel room a note that the hotel management regrets the quality of the water, but it apparently is in all of St. Petersburg. The water was then slightly yellowish and smelled a little strict. It reminded stop at just rusty water and smelled of iron. Toothbrushing was tough at the border. The shower was not fun. The "broth" was really disgusting ...
We are on the first evening, then gone off a little and have finally landed at a Chinese restaurant.
was Then the next day sightseeing tour. Have many palaces looked and a few churches. Afternoon we went to the Hermitage. This is one of the largest museums in the world. Can it compare very well with the Louvre in Paris.
evening we were in a club. There was ska music played live with rap combined. Was all right. The next day we are
then to the Catherine Palace. Was very interesting. There was also a replica of the Amber Room, which was rather disappointing.
afternoon we had for free. There we were on St. Isaac Cathedral.
the evening are we left in the direction of Moscow. We drove through the night.
On the whole I really liked St. Petersburg. A very large city with numerous attractions. There are some huge and very wide streets there. Compared to Moscow, it seems more comfortable and has a very good cultural scene (bands, various artists, ...)
In comparison to Moscow, he also little
to see police and you feel safer. Right, less police = peace of mind! It sounds paradoxical, but it really is so ... For large cities it was in St. Petersburg and Moscow, relatively clean (except the water in St. Petersburg). Sorry we found out that actually very few Russians speak English or understand. The younger generation speaks English but sometimes a bad.
(To be continued ...)
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