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Big big city, four lane highways through the center of the city, not what I expected.<br><br>So the reason for my title. <br><br>The Good.<br><br>The Hermitage - Artwork artwork artwork, all the big names in one big building, Picasso, Monet etc. The building itself is a work of art.<br><br>Peter and Paul Fortress - A moment away from the traffic and a chance to walk around cobbled streets and an old town. Down by the river, actually an island in the center of the river that runs ...

We boarded the train in Latvia in high spirits with provisions of beer, salami and cheese and the train left exactly on time at 19:30. <br><br>I had mixed emotions about coming Russia and as we crossed boarder at 3am and the Russian's marched (yes marched!) I was starting to wonder whether it was a good idea. From our top bunks/shelves we managed the process but the offical eyeballed us numerous ...

7.30pm train out of Riga to St Petersburg, our first sleeper.<br><br>For the journey ahead we loaded up on fine spicey susage, cheese, chunk of bread and a couple of local ales <br><br>Height was not considered when setting up the top bunks, feet over hang and no head room. Had to resort to a bit of break dancing to get in for the night, now a master of the caterpillar.<br><br>Shared our four birth space ...

... I mentioned earlier. I particularly enjoyed the before and after shots of parts of the town. The height of the fort also offered a good vantage point for peering into the Russian fort. Lacking $100 for a visa and any desire to wade through that much red tape, I will not be visiting Russia this trip. So final verdict on the castle: probably just worth the 30 kroon entrance fee. 50 kroon would be asking too much. After the castle, I wandered up to the ...

... uranium plant? (production was shut down in '91) I went for a stroll along the beach and Baltic Sea and admired the architecture of the town hall and cultural centre. The sun even agreed to come out for the first time since I've been in this country. There is, of course, a Soviet and Russian side to town. There was a charge to use the washrooms at the bus station and no one around to take your money or unlock the doors for you. Also, at dinner tonight, the menu was such that you ...

... We also drove thru a small town called Visaginas, built during Soviet times to house workers for the local Nuclear power plant (of the Chernobyl era, and still in use). These Soviet towns are bizarre places! Looking like a cross between a univerisyt campus and a council estate, it is almost impossiblöe to find the centre (do they have one?), and are totally uninspiring-with all the land at their disposable ...

... what I'm learning about myself. Have I noticed anything else or come to any further conclusions? Well, in my two month anniversary 'deep and meaningful' entry I wrote: "The first thing I've realised is that since my formative years, I've never been passionate about anything, or anything useful at any rate. Nothing that has guided me into a particular field or career like other people seem to." Sure I've had interests, I know a little about a lot of ...

... but instead met Hedi and I have now 4.3 Gigabyte of Estonian music :) - Thursday 14th : slowly head back to Tallinn. Yes, did that, visited all the sights in Tartu and in the evening went out for dinner with my Russian friends. - Friday 15th : no plans yet. Well, sometimes when you don't plan things, it can be just as wonderful. I met Ave and together we discovered the castle in Rakvere - Saturday 16th : meet Kmeelis and do my shopping ...

I like to walk here with friends and to do shopping. I come here very often.<br>It's my favourite city. I don't want to live here becouse I want to see it only as city for the rest and walks)<br>I can't to speak about this city, I can only to show that I see here, by photo and video.<br>Wait, I will add new files sometimes....)<br>