A full day of walking around St, Pete's and I'm beat. This sightseeing business is hard work! (yeah I know, very little sympathy from my friends who are really at work...) After a nice breakfast at my hotel, I headed up Nevsky Prospect on foot to check out the heart of this city. Breakfast, by the way, was a nice little buffet with a choice of breads, rolls, cheeses, sausage (both cold, sliced meats and a hot mini-wienie type option), cereals, hard boiled eggs, various juices, coffee and tea. There was also a heated container of cooked pasta "shells". No sauces around, just the pasta. Hmmmm....? Good though! Meanwhile, walking up Nevsky Prospect, I got a good look at the average Russian heading to work on a chilly, misting morning. I knew I had a long
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