Luda had been to the Finnish Lappeenranta for a shopping tour in July 2013 with Orienta-Tour Company. Among their offers at the website I found the one-day tour to Savonlinna, and immediately decided to go there sooner or later, because it had a Fortress. About two weeks ago I registered for the tour (no prepayment) and at 23-30 on July 27 arrived at the departure point (St. Petersburg, Chernaya Rechka metro station). There were dozens of people awaiting buses, one was already full and departed to Helsinki, came another one also for Helsinki, and the third one was to Savonlinna. A crowd of people rushed to it, hoping to get their seats as soon as possible, and in this haste I was among the losers, because I had a seat with my back in the direction
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