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Adventures in St. Petersburg - Installment 5: Sailing Into the Sunset

Adventures in St. Petersburg - Installment 4: RVR VU

Was that enough of a "travelogue break" for you?  Ready for more St. Petersburg coverage?  Because. . . Here . . . 

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we. . .

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GO!!!!

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On our last evening in St. Petersburg, my sister and I went through Russian Immigration one. more. time. and boarded (yet another) tour bus and then . . .

climbed aboard a canal boat for a trip through St. Petersburg's canals. . .

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and out into the Neva River (which empties into the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea).

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This was, hands down, our favorite thing of all the things we did in St. Petersburg!

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And it wasn't because of the vodka . . . 

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(poured and served here by Dmitri)

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Or the fresh salmon (and caviar, too!). . .

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Or even the champagne toasts out on the river!

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No.  We just loved seeing St. Petersburg . . . from a river view!

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And the bridges!

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So many . . .

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beautiful bridges!

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Our little canal boat passed under so many bridges on our 2-hour tour that I lost count.  The clearance was incredibly low on some of the bridges  (DUCK!)

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This little sign was posted on the boat:

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And . . . in case you can't read Russian. . . here's the English translation:

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They aren't kidding.

We even had entertainers on our boat!  Russian "folkloric" singers.  They also danced around and played the accordian . . .

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and some of us (ahem. . .) got to play along on this nifty Russian noise-maker instrument!  (No rehearsal required!)

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It was such a lovely way to wrap up our time in St. Petersburg!

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Such a beautiful city!

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Especially from a RVR VU!

Comments

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Patty

Thank-you for that wonderful tour of the city! What. A. Trip.

Chiko

I thoroughly enjoyed the tour as well.
Spasibo!!!

margene

Your travelogue is giving me a bad case of wanderlust. However, you share so many aspects of the tour it leaves me feeling fulfilled! What an amazing, amazing trip!

Carole

What a great way to see the city! I love that you had music and food while touring - that's the way to travel!

Cookie

I love river cruises as a way to see a city and that one looks amazing! Thank so much for making me all wistful and daydreamy.

Marilyn

I love your travelogue. I doubt I'll ever travel to these places and so it's so much fun to see them through your eyes!
A tour with food, drink and entertainment is even more entertaining! :)

Cheryl S.

How gorgeous! I definitely want to get to St. Petersburg one of these years.

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