Mother Russia

We spent a day and a half in Saint Petersburg, Russia, before boarding the Trans-Mongolian Railroad. We were excited to see all the beauty the city had to offer. Unfortunately, the State Hermitage Museum is closed Mondays, the one day we had to explore. We did get to see some beautiful architecture, and relax before our epic train ride.

Probably the strangest sight we saw was a bear cub in a touristy part of the city. There are locals who have these exotic animals, we also saw a snake and two monkeys, and they charge tourists to have their pictures taken with them. It was sad; the bear cub was very small and kept on a leash. That was one photo op we definitely passed on.






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