More Russia

On our second last day we finally slowed down our pace. We knew we had to be at the immigration office around 2pm, so we spent the morning wandering around on one of the islands.

We got to see St Petersburg's one and only mosque up close.


It was beautiful.


We visited the Egyptian sphinxes on the edge of the river.


We saw Peter the Greats original house, the first house in St. Petersburg.


We saw the Military academy

and military ship Avrora

After finally successfully completing our immigration requirements, we celebrated by heading back to our neighbourhood to check out a new Irish bar, O'Briens.

It was there that we discovered the deliciousness of deep fried bread covered in garlic salt and cheese. We ordered two plates.

On the left you can see O'Briens, but more interestingly, the size of the apartment blocks that were everywhere.


After a late dinner at home, we dragged our exhausted selves back downtown to see the bridges open. Every night around 2am, the bridges that cross the river open up to allow shipping boats to pass.

The city was really very beautiful all lit up



And it was fun to watch the bridges open right up.