S:t Petersburg travel

On Sat, 3 Feb 1996, E. Wickham wrote:

> I am planning a trip to St. Petersburg, Russia.  I have a choice of a
> bargain trip the end of April.  What is the temperature at that time?
>  I can also take a trip later on in June or July if it is warmer.  I
> really want to see The Hermitage on a 7 day trip of St. Petersburg
> only.  What can you tell me about St. Petersburg?  What is the food
> like?  What are the hotels like?  Should I bring anything special?
> Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
> 

Hi,
I visited St. Petersburg during Easter last year and I liked it very 
much, Of course it is a bit cool, temperatures are only a few degrees 
above Celsius and in the middle of April there might still be ice on the 
river Nieva. If you have warm clothing this is no problem. 
The Hermitage is very beautiful and interesting and I recommend a visit. 
On the other side of river Nieva (Opposite the Hermitage) is a less known 

Natural history museum which has a 50 000 years old mammoth, found in the 
Siberian tundra almost 100 years ago. It was frozen and the dogs following 
the expedition could still eat the meat of it. It is now possible to see 
the animal in this museum. There are also plenty of skeletons of other 
ancient animals.

The Nievski prospect is the main shopping area. There is a metro going there.
I had some difficulty to find out what kind of shops there were, I had to 
look inside the doors as there not were many signs around. Russian 
produced things are cheap but imported stuff is more expensive.

The "Blood church" near Nievski prospect with its onion like roofs and colourful 
towers is also beautiful. 
Ones I also took the trolley bus and the metro to a suburb area of S:t 
Petersburg. It was interesting too look at the Russian life in a suburb. 
Also just visiting a post office with its simple equipment was interesting.

The food is OK, but it is best to eat boiled food. It is not advisable to 
drink water from the tap without having it boiled first. Giardia Lamblia 
and other micro organisms could otherwise upset the stomach. 

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