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Go to Petrodvorets (Peterhof). Ignore the big palace and devote at
least 3 full hours to the unhurried walk in its gardens. It would be
more fair to call the place the open-air museum of the fountains.
High, powerful and sparkling jets of water in different shapes
decorated by sculpture and nature - just unforgettable.
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You will need to take a nap in the evening to stand the next entertainment.
At 1:25 a.m. the bridges over Neva in the center of the city open up
to create a very special St. Petersburg performance. For this period
of night Neva embankments turn into the lively and crowded avenue.
Such romantic strolling is very popular among citizens. Do not forget
to take with a bottle of champagne or beer - drinking something light
alcoholic is a part of the local ritual.
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It must be a bright sunny day, something like 5 in the evening. That
is the right time to see the Church on the Spilled Blood (the Church
of the Resurrection). It looks so beautiful outside that one has
a feeling that it simply can not be better inside. Still it is. Golden
mosaics shining in the sun rays and black granite with blue flashes,
saints all around and the feeling of the overwhelming beauty.
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Hermitage is unavoidable. Terribly overcrowded in May-August, it is still
worth a visit. If you feel sick of people around, hide yourself on the
ground floor, in the rooms of ancient Greek and Roman art to catch a breath
before going on.
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Ballet is beautiful. Old theaters buildings are amazing. To intensify
the impression don't buy the tickets to the parterre - get yourself
a box. Being at the theater and at the same time alone in your private
space gives a very special feeling.
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Get a ticket to the performance at the Yusupov palace theater (only in
September-April). It is so much better to come to this place not as
a tourist but as a guest. The music really does not matter. But the theater...
You will feel a bit like Alice in Wonderland.
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Go to any of the local markets. Find the honey stand. Smiling chubby
girls in white aprons will offer you to try the honeys of different
origin - of heather, linden, buckwheat and others. In a sing-song voice
they will tell you the half magical influence of honey on man's body.
Do not hurry. Try one by one everything by the first seller, then by
the second and preferably by the third (you are allowed to drink in
between if you happen to have a bottle of water with). When you feel
full, get the smallest box of the honey you liked the best.
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