- As I mentioned before, Russia celebrates Maslenitsa, or Pankcake Week. It began yesterday, and I have already had more than my fair share of crepes covered in maple syrup (that I brought for the family) and whipped cream! Again tonight, the mom is making another pile of pancakes, which will probably only last one day. As punishment for my extreme consumption, I pushed myself to run longer than an hour today. What I found was, it was actually easy on my system. Being at sea level really does make a difference. I am worried I won't be properly prepared for the half-marathon because there are no hills in Saint Petersburg, however, I had to battle gale force winds and blowing snow which, at times, put me at a snails pace. I found a beautiful park where the famous Bronze Horseman statue is, and I run laps around it. This park runs the length of the very centre of the city, and I run past the Hermitage. Not many people can say that!
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| Pancakes, called Bliny (but we would call them crepes) |
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| Me trying to be sly and taking a photo of the fur hat booth at the local outdoor mall. |
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| St>nicholas Cathedral - crosscountry skiing anyone? |
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| Another angle of St.Nick's |
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| At the Artic/Anarctic Museum...Yep that's CANADA! |
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| Bridge of kisses, lovers put locks on this bridge for good luck |
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| Intense Russian UNO |
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| Tsar Nicholas and his Family's resting place - including Princess Anatasia |
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| Pop colours, courtesy of a fun feature on my camera |
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| This is a ship, clearly, but what threw me for a loop was what was inside. On the top level, a restraurant - typical. On the bottom level, a GYM! yes treadmills, elipitcals and more. Imagine saying, Oh I'm just headed to the Flying Dutchman for my run...HAHA! |
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| Mariinsky Concert hall right before the longest Opera ever... |
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| And for fun, My pupil made a pancake face! |
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