Some pictures!

One of the first views I had of Russia.


The only picture I took in Switzerland! I was there for only an hour, and this photo was my only souvenir besides the memories. I thought it was great to see Switzerland, too.

I made a friend somewhere between the Hermitage and Nevsky Prospekt.


I really enjoyed the view from the pier at Peterhof.


The beach there was really beautiful. We actually took a hydrofoil to get there (something like 30km away?)--there was a fleet of them, and they were all named Rocket. The boat was AWESOME and SO FAST.


Pepsi - Я могу! The whole sign translates to something like: "Pepsi - I can! Everything is only just beginning..."

On Nevsky Prospekt.

The crowd for the Scarlet Sails event. Photo taken at roughly midnight. That's a big Russian flag on the right.

Opera at the Mariinsky Theatre! Tchaikovsky's music, Pushkin's book, I think. It was really good, and the English subtitles were very well done. The story was annoyingly universal and timeless though, albeit well done. The kind of tragedy anyone can relate to.

Going on another excursion right now (yes, now)--this time to St. Isaac's Cathedral.