Rush to Russia

Russia, sucha exotic place to be in. I came here full of anticipation and excitement, as well as worry and fear. It is a country where few friends i know have been to and it is also an infamous place for their crime rates. Fortunately, it has been rather pleasant in St Petersburg. I hope it continues to be beautiful and wonderful and safe. :))
My impression of St Petes is that it seems like a very regimental city. The metro stations look very futuristic. I felt like i stepped into some matrix movie. Well not all stations look so futuristic but most are. With the metal arcs, concealed train entrances and railways to prevent people from jumping onto the platforms. Plus, the metros are superbly deep below the city so it takes around 5-10mins for the escalator to reach frm the ground level to the trains. Amazing. I could almost fall asleep on the escalator and i am really too tired everyday to scale up the frigging long escalator. The train carriages are always very very quiet. Noone smiles, noone speaks. It is kinda stifling for me and yz since we both love to be noisy, silly and laugh. Occasionally you see young couples or young people whispering sweet nothings, smiling lovingly at each other or making a din but this is not a frequent sight. Okay, so this is the deepest first impression st petes gave me. As days go by, i find it increasingly charming and I think i can breathe in this city afterall. :)) It also helps that it is the start of White Nights which is when the sun sets at only 12mn and rises up by 4am. How cool. :P Happy warm daylight!

Can't wait for moscow but i don't want this holiday to end yet.

May all things go smoothly, God bless. Amen. xoxo

and so she ponders, wishes & scribbles
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