13 MAY - Tuesday

Tuesday, May 13, = = (Narva City - Maps)

I wake up and feel that the rest impostomi was healthy, no longer feel the chills of cold, even the night before because I take precautions, taking un'aspirina.
All right then? Already the car, did capricci yesterday, I will shut the engine easily, hopefully good, I hope to arrive in St. Petersburg at least harmless.
Time makes me wandering the internet in a blog imbattei interesting, spoke of life in Russia, or rather a small town 90 km from Moscow, Orekhovo-Zuevo, I serve a lot in my journey in this land unknown to me, I suggest reading it.
Pago a room and I start, unfortunately not able to visit the city. The border itself is Narva, 3 hours in order to overcome the barrier of two worlds.

RUSSIA = costums = = Extracomunitari Country

24 km Kingisepp = 124 km arrival in St. Petersburg, (tot 148 km) geographic location further north of the trip.

= St. Petersburg (Sankt Peterburg) Russia's second city as inhabitants 4,700,000

It has the most important port of the whole country is crossed by the River Neva and a branching channel for the most part in the city.
It 'a fantastic city, in Piazza della Vittoria stands a...




monument in remembrance of the 800,000 deaths nell'assedio lasted 29 months from September 1941 to January 1944 during the Second World War in the 90s it was called Leningrad.
And 'from this city to start the Russian Revolution in 1905, followed in 1917.
You can see the Hermitage Museum (formerly the Winter Palace), The State Russian Museum, the Ethnographic and many others, are also the cathedral of Saint isaac and that of San Nicola, the Theater Square and of Sennaja.
There are an infinite number of beautiful places, works of art important to see, but my time is limited in order to know and I will have to satisfied with what we will be able to see, since my visa for travel to Russia, ending in a few days nor I will have only three to visit the city.
The metropolis has expanded and as I said, things are a lot to be known, understood, given the experience that I go to a tourist office and ask the help of a guide to accompany me, with confidence and competence in the various attractions, will request information to find what you seek,
Passing a stopped to ask where can I find the office, with full availability, tries to give me the right directions but noticed my complete lack of knowledge of the city, it is proposed to portarmici himself.
I thank him and ask him to climb in the car and I am forwarding to the chaotic city streets. The city is full of life, were it not for the crystalline sky and the beauty of the monuments, it would seem to be in Milan, by the way as it moves to the streets, this human tide.
But the roads are wider, at least what I'm going in the meantime my temporary companion, tells me and makes the names of architectural beauty that we encounter on the course.
Opportunity to ask him how he lives in St. Petersburg:

"We lived well, the city has everything, both as art work, we are the city that is perhaps the most westernized of Russia. There are still pockets of poverty but qual'he the city in the world who does not? To tell you the West, the women are beautiful, but unfortunately established. which are also available, this is not true. I at least is true, only a small part, you exchanged for availability, a different approach education with other human beings. Commonly across Russia have a smile and exchange views with the natives is not easy, the smile made unnecessarily, for us it is a sign of stupidity, for you it is just nice to put at ease the other person "

Accepted the criticism we get to your destination, thank you and I can not fail to give him a few euros for the trouble, I thank you gratefully accepts.
"Tourist information office" a plaque on the wall, a door glass, by and of course, like all over the world, welcomes you the smile of a beautiful and kind hostes.
I ask what I was looking for, with excellent professionalism you inform me in detail of their services, prices etc.. a few minutes and already I have the contract in his pocket for 3 days to a two-room apartment in the city center, the name and phone number of my guide and also tourist maps, addresses of local pub, night, etc..
I thank them and the compliments on his professionalism, not giving up to a commentary of her gallant, the greeting and go out to go to the apartment.
The apartment is large and well equipped, I do the window down the street to the Piazza della Vittoria.
Phone to my driving, I answered a young woman's voice has already been informed of my request, set an appointment for tomorrow morning.
I can not wander around the city alone, but tonight is not the height of my strength and self needs to be controlled in a factory, we need all the rest two.
Ceno in a pub nearby and there also remain a fine meal, to listen to a balalaika player who entertains the patrons.
After a bit I come home and await the next day sleeping heavily.

> (DIARY DAY FOLLOWING MAY 14 )