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Russia 2017 - Day 11

The Writing Hub • 29 September 2017

(Friday 15, September)

Friday was our last day in St Petersburg, so we decided to head out into the city on our own. Breakfast was early, but not as early as it had been for most of the time. After breakfast we took the shuttle bus from the boat to the Metro station; and before taking the train we decided to have a look around one of the supermarkets. It was quite small but had everything you needed, especially alcohol which we were told we couldn’t buy until after eleven o'clock.

It was then time to take a train to the main square, Nevsky Province (Невская область), there we then headed up the main street and looked in all the windows of the expensive shops. It felt like we were on Oxford Street but Russian style. As soon as we came to the end of the street we turned the corner to see the Hermitage, where we took lots of photos, and then we headed back up the Nevsky Province to look at more shops. There was a big shopping mall which was again filled with expensive shops like designer clothes and jewelry; the mall was quite empty and I am not surprised if the normal Russian doesn’t earn that much.

By midday it was time to find a cafe for a drink, we eventually found one that best summed up Russia for us. After a little communication we got an English menu and tried to decide on what we wanted, and to be honest it was quite difficult, in the end I decided to go for a Tea Latte just because it said ‘tea with milk’ underneath. But I weren’t too sure what I was getting really. When my ‘tea latte’ came out it was in a large glass with a straw, and yes it was hot!, now I don’t usually drink lattes but my first impression was that it was hot milk with a slight hint of tea and lots of ginger on the top. Surprisingly it was very nice, yet weird that I was drinking tea with a straw.

After refueled we headed back to the Metro to make our way back for the shuttle bus; before heading for the bus stop we went back to the supermarket to stock up on sweets and alcohol. Once stocked up we caught the bus back to the boat for the evening, and as it was our last evening on board we decided to go out with a bang. As soon as we got back we packed our cases before going for lunch; it was then time to relax before eating again and then heading for the Neva bar for drinks. You can tell that the day is nothing but eating and drinking. After dancing, having fun and taking lots of selfies it was time to call it a night as we had to get up early in the morning so night for now.
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