Sue's purchases and travels

The three of us in St. Petersburg

Our guide (shown here) took us to some local markets.

One of the great Russian faces seen at the market

We had our second visit to St. Petersburg and this time enjoyed incredibly sunny weather.  We chose, again, to go with a private tour group (Best Guides) and enjoyed a fantastic day filled with both cultural sites and shopping.   We'd seen so many Church museums in this city that Peter had asked to see an active church.  We were surprised to learn that it is quite common for pensioners to visit the church twice a day...every day!  There were many ladies with covered heads lighting candles.  These churches do not have benches...so everyone stands all the time.  We enjoyed lunch at a place that our guide called the McDonalds of St. Petersburg.  I had a fabulous salad of the finest chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and (or course ) sour cream.  David enjoyed Russian ravioli and Peter joined me with a salad.  The local drink is a non alcoholic beer...tasted like a sweet yeast drink...not to my liking.  Especially given the extremely warm temperatures.  Photos and more details will follow when we depart the ship and have access to a stronger Internet signal.