My story about how my husband and I first went to visit Peter, which was our long-standing dream. Purchased a lot of things on the Internet, they have heard the advice of friends and relatives and drove. The train was night, so in the morning we arrived at the Moscow Station of St. Petersburg. At first, the first thing went to Pushkin to my girlfriend, which we agreed to stay for a few days. Talked, left things and back to Peter.
First of all, as planned, we went to the Hermitage. Let me be forgiven by connoisseurs of European art and do not throw slippers into me, but I did not like it there. Too many people, just whole crowds and not quite successful in my opinion the navigation system, although of course the interiors of the museum and its exhibits are very impressive!
During our visit to the Hermitage, we saw the window in front of the Palace of the parking of meteors that are departed in Peterhof. And they decided - why would we immediately wave there. Fortunately managed just the last one. A little on the way was loved by the beauties of Peter and Hurray! We went on the pier of Peterhof! This is certainly the most real fairy tale. Time to turn off the fountains remained very little, but we had time to feel the magic beautiful fairy tale. They decided immediately for themselves what else someday be sure to return. Returned by land transport - a minibus to the subway, and there home to his friend.
The next morning we had the first point to visit the Russian Museum. In my personal opinion, it is much more interesting in its content than the Hermitage. There and with navigation is much better and easier, and there was much less people. I finally saw the "Last Day Pompeii" of Karl Bryullov and my favorite "ninth tree" Aivazovsky. By the way, they hang in almost a friend opposite each other, so that I could not break away from this room for a long time. Then we reached Malevich - Square, Circle, Cross. Not impressed at all.
When we finally come out of the Russian Museum a few hours later, I began to rain on the street. Of course, it is difficult for them to scare them, so it went on the plan further and we straight through Nevsky Prospect went to St. Isaac's Cathedral. Most of all I was impressed not even my cathedral and the roof when we climbed it on the stairs. From the view that it opens as well as the spirit intercepts.
Just descended and went towards the embankment as we were immediately invited to walk through the channels. The impression after it remained contradictory - on the one hand, of course, it is impressive, beautiful and impressive. And on the other hand, somehow everything has passed and I remember only Chizhik-fawn, profits at home and new Holland.
Of course, after a walk through the channels, it was great and went to Nevsky in the "Table No. 1" to eat. Then we went to the house of the book. It is such an impressive structure that we have long wanted to look at it not only outside the outside but also in to visit. I really liked everything there.
Well, finally, went to walk on the embankment. We looked at the Admiralty, on the copper rider, went to the Vasilyevsky Island and wanted to get to the Petropavlovsk fortress, but it was too late. Therefore, they just walked and waited for the bridges to breed. It has long been dreamed of enjoying this spectacle.
In the morning of the third day, we were again in Nevsky. Now we had the Kazan Cathedral according to the plan, then we walked, they came to the banking bridge. There they found a cozy cafe on the Fontanka embankment and sat in it. They snap and entered the temple of the Savior on-blood. There's just insanely beautiful inside! And what mosaic is awesome!
Next, the route was Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Beautifully there is certainly unusually. Walked around the territory, they went to the necropolis - where any artists, writers, composers, poets and any art leaders are buried there. Seen the graves of Dostoevsky, Shalyapin and Natalia Goncharova-Lanskaya. There and quietly and calmly, it just finds some kind of peace.
Lavra came out of the territory and through the uprising area went to the subway, a seating courtyard. On the way it was stood and examined Anichkov Bridge and then a monument to Catherine II. After that, we went to the royal village. Of course, if the weather had been at least a bit better, it would be somehow more fun. But even in such slushless weather, the sensations remained delightful and from the palace and from the park. Then another class, in which Pushkin studied and looked at the Lyceum. That's lovely!
In general, I consider our first in my life a three-day trip to St. Petersburg turned out to be very rich, and at all no worse in the content of those agencies organize. We went to the most important museums and temples of the city and a lot of things have managed to see. But of course, not all, so we will go to St. Petersburg yet!