Does it ever get dark here at night? Late sunsets every night since we've been here. Today, sunrise was at 3:39 a.m. and sunset was 10:25 p.m. I don't think parents permit the children to play outside until the streetlights come on!
Amazing!!! If Russia had not finally opened its borders to the western world, we would never have known about this gem. This city has invested in maintaining his old buildings and all their charm. The roads are very wide here. The timers at intersections are set very high for pedestrians and traffic alike to move. I saw timers as high as 90 seconds. Where we are accustomed to seeing the amber light as a warning to stop, here in St. Petersburg, the amber light is a warning to go. Once the amber light comes on, drivers take their foot off the brake so that they are ready to go on the green!
The building itself is the former residential Winter Palace of the Romanov rulers.
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