St Petersburg!

We have arrived in the very wet and very beautiful city of St Petersburg! Everything feels a bit smaller here and not all of the shops are open 24 hours (what???). It's not quite as fast-paced or efficient as Moscow, but I still like it here. I think all of us were a bit suprised yesterday when Marc told us that the street the hostel is on no longer exists. Yes...we literally have no street because it's been torn up. I think it's going to take everyone a couple of days to get their bearings here...most people are exploring the town today and I am taking advantage of our new found internet access! Yay! I'm a little bit nostalgic for Moscow, and the glorious hotel in Novgorod, and the cozy (?) overnight train ride--people bond in close quarters, right?--but I'm so excited for all of the theater here in Petersburg and the amazing Hermitage Museum. Russia rocks my socks off.