Russia without a visa

03/June/2009 10:03 AM Filed in: Tourist

Well, we arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia and because we don’t have a visa, we actually cannot get off the ship! It’s a beautiful day here, and the spirals of castles and churches can be seen from our ship, but, alas, we can’t go ashore. But, we still have hope! We have applied to be escorts for a few tours and if we get on, we can go with a ship tour and see the city. Okay, day two has now come and we were able to get one tour and Bob graciously let me go on it. It is a canal cruise of St. Petersburg with some stops for souvenir shopping. I soon found as I started the tour that St. Petersburg is one of those cities where there is a picture opportunity on every corner. The beautiful castles built for Peter and Catherine the Great and their families, cathedrals, museums, canals and bridges, etc all deserve a photo. So, needless to say, choosing which pictures to include was a challenge. But, don’t worry, we can bore you with all of them if you’re willing when we return to Canada.

Bob sending me off on my tour while he enjoys his “visa-less” day onboard the ship.