Saint Petersburg｜Summer in Санкт-Петербург ☀️

“Russia’s yearning for Europe has always been the raison d'être of St. Petersburg.” — “Natasha’s Dance” 🏨 Boutique Hotel Golden Triangle Day 1️⃣ Saturday Arrived early by overnight train 🚂 ▪️ Dostoevsky Museum (Closed Monday) ▪️ Dostoevsky Statue ▪️ Dostoevsky’s Grave (Tikhvin Cemetery) ▪️ Dom Knigi (Century-Old Bookstore) 📚 ▪️ Nevsky Prospect Day 2️⃣ Sunday ▪️ The Hermitage Museum 🏛️ (Closed Monday | Booked a Chinese guide | Entered 1 hour early | Finished highlights in 3.5 hrs!) ▪️ Palace Square & Alexander Column ▪️ General Staff Building (Part of the Hermitage) ▪️ Dvortsoviy Bridge Lift 🌉 Day 3️⃣ Monday ▪️ Kazan Cathedral ▪️ Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood ▪️ St. Isaac’s Cathedral (Climb to the top for panoramic views!) 🌆 ▪️ Decembrists’ Square (Peter the Great Equestrian Statue) ▪️ Neva River Canal Cruise 🚢 Day 4️⃣ Tuesday ▪️ Peterhof Palace & Gardens 🏰 (Took metro to boat return) ▪️ Neva River & Gulf of Finland Cruise ▪️ 19:00 Mariinsky Theatre - The Nutcracker Ballet 🩰💫 Day 5️⃣ Wednesday ▪️ City Walk: Hermitage Revisit (Too stunning to skip twice! 😍) ▪️ 20:00 Flight back home ✈️ (Headed to airport 4 hours early) #SaintPetersburg #Hermitage #NevaRiver #NevskyProspect #NatashasDance #Peterhof #KazanCathedral #SaviorOnSpilledBlood #StIsaacs #RussiaTravel