No breakfast today, we were off to an early start. As our destination was outside of the city centre, we couldn’t get there by walking, as we had for the past few days – in fact, we were worried our 10-trip metro pass wouldn’t pay off (it did in the end, just barely). Waiting opposite…
Month: June 2016
Russia ’16 – St. Petersburg Day 4
We got a few Pirozhki pieces (different jams as filling) for breakfast from the very popular, upmarket chain cafe Штрогель (Strogell, look for the swirly apple logo). Mr K had an amusing language fail. They didn’t have any change so they suggested we add черни́ка instead. Husband couldn’t figure it out so he insisted that…
Russia ’16 – St. Petersburg Day 3
After walking past it several times, we finally managed to actually visit one of the most iconic cathedrals in StP – the Church (of the Savior) on Spilled Blood. The interiour is even more spectacular than the (eye) candy jar exteriour. There was a free tour in Russian at the time of our visit, too,…
I’ll be back!
Just a quick heads-up, this blog has been inactive for a while because I was swamped with work and thesis stuff. I do, however, have detailed write-ups of our past trips up my sleeve, as well as guides to off-the-beaten-track destinations in China. In addition, I’ll compile a few reports and insights to share about…
Trails of Red 