What to say? There is so much, it's overwhelming. So overwhelming (at least to me) that it feels that I can't write anything about it, yet I should write so much. It feels as if none of the words I would be able to choose (English is also not my main language!) would do the place enough justice. I shouldn't say "the place", as I do not know all of St. Petersburg; I've only gone into some palaces, churches and cathedrals to look at artistic, architectural beauty and all on organized tours as working on a ship only allows me to do that. After seeing what I saw, I have to say that apart from being excelling in other “arts” like Olympic sports and in the Ballet, the Russians are fantastic painters, mosaic layers (is that
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