it’s time to say goodbye St. Petersburg! We’ve been privileged with the beauty and warmth of this city and its nice people. Not to mention the great football games! Now we’re back to Moscow, riding the high-speed train Sapsan đźš…đź’¨ Off we go!
Category: Snapshot of the World
St. Petersburg White Nights
We were staying late in St Petersburg down town for documenting the “white nights” – although the sun sets at 10.30 pm, the sky is never completely dark. Or in photographer’s term, the “blue hours” stay longer. Much longer. It’s actually a dream scene for landscape photographers. I could have spent hours to roam around…
Afternoon Coffee in Singer Cafe
After exploring the city for few hours, the mager tourists feel it’s time to relax, sitting pretty while savouring the moment over cup of coffee in Singer Cafe, St. Petersburg. The cafe is quite popular and crowded. Thankfully we got seat although it’s not by the window, in which you can see the view of…
Boarding Aeroflot Sukhoi RRJ-95
I’m excited to finally on board Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet RRJ-95, from Kazan going to St. Petersburg, via Moscow SVO. The sharp nose immediately catch my attention. Yes it is a Sukhoi! Yeay! Inside the seat configuration 2-3 is unique, similar to Bombardier we flew to Paris in our West Europe family holiday. Bismillahi majreeha…
Kazan Kremlin Bike Ride
Near our hotel in Bauman Street, there ‘s a city bike station which can be rented. This morning, I and Rafif tried it and had a spin around Kazan Kremlin area. It took us a good half an hour to resolve the payment to use the bike. It only cost 30RUB (circa IDR75k) for a…