Today we sail into St Petersburg, Yea! You can only leave the ship if you have a visa or are taking a tour with a government approved tour guide or company. Since the visa costs as much as a tour, we will take a two day tour. Our tour was supposed to start at 6:45 and it is 7:41 and customs has not cleared our ship. Hurry up and wait will be the order of the day, welcome to Russia. Our first stop is Moira Palace where Rasputin was murdered. Rasputin was a Russian mystic, it was believed he had undue influence over the Tsar and his wife Alexandra. He was invited to the palace and killed by a group of men. We saw public and private rooms. Next on the agenda is St Isicas Church,
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