Tuesday 25th October

Russia - St. Petersburg

We have had a lot of cool but sunny days so were taken by surprise this morning to set off in snow!!

We all had different plans so set off in all directions with an agreed time to meet for dinner at night.  The following is a list of some of the places we visited as the day progressed.  You can look them up at home to share the beautiful spectacles.

The Hermitage - Stunning rooms, objects, art collections, an amazing Peacock clock built by James Cox of London, malachite room and so much more.  It took most of the day to see even a small selection of the exhibits.  The ceilings and objects were so vast and ornate it was hard to take it all in.

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Cathedral

Faith popped onto the Metro to re-visit the area she lived in in 1993 she found it very changed, surrounded by Westernised shopping centres.

Rosie took a brisk walk along the embankment of the river and canals to a lovely park.

We ended the day with a special meal together as we will be training over the next two evenings before we leave, this was in an elegant high rise restaurant with views across the city chosen by Muriel.  We gave her 10/10 for this!!

It is hard to realise that we will be heading home in 3 days, the time has just flown in.