And another city I would absolutely love to revisit before this year is out, is Tallinn. I spent three days in the city in early March 2002; the first day it was raining cats and dogs, the second it was extremely cold, and on the third day the sun was shining. It was just a few months after my marriage, and we to Tallinn because there my late husband could get a working visa without necessarily going to Britain. Back then it was me to had to get a visa to go to Estonia; nowadays it’s different. The picture was actually taken on the first day, soon after we dropped the bags at the hotel and paid a visit to the British consulate. The bag on my shoulder was soaking wet by the end of the day, but I had the ball of walking in my first real medieval European town – a few months before submitting my Russian MA dissertation in Medieval and Early Modern History.
Day: 31 May 2011
St Petersburg – Peter and Paul Cathedral
Judging by the frequency with which people around me talk about St Petersburg, I should be going there soon. Last time I visited the northern capital of Russia was in late August 2002, and no, I’m not going to wait till next year to mark the 10th annivesary since my last visit. The Russian Venice and I are passionately waiting to meet, and Peter and Paul Cathedral at the eponymous fortress is just one of the places I am longing to see. In August 2002 the cathedral was undergoing reconstruction, so it should look wonderful 9 years later.
What about you, dear readers: have you been to St Petersburg? What places in the city do you like the most?