a walk to the church of the saviour on spilled blood. St.petersburg, russia
Aaaaaa, let me first start by expressing how excited I am about this blog, it’s been a long time coming. Procrastination is no longer a friend of mine. I’m tempted to start on Lupitas ‘my dreams are valid’ speech but I will stop before I get carried away.. lets get on.
I had been to Russia afew times, specifically to Moscow. But time had come and St.Petersburg was my next stop and I was excited as always about visiting a new place. The last time I was in Russia it was snowing at -15 degrees celsius, i stayed put, room service and movies were the order of my day. There was no way I was going to do -15 degrees to myself, no way. This time I knew the weather would be better and sure enough the sun was out when I landed. However, it was 5 degrees but that didn’t stop the plans I had to see around.
I enquired about what was closeby and was told of a beautiful church that was a must see. “What’s it called?” I asked, and the answer…o boy, didnt see that coming, “the church of the saviour on spilled blood.” My walk began…
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ussr soviet café, how true the name is to the destination..i was fascinated, still am. 1st stop for a hot cuppa tea.
спасибо (pronounced as spasibo) is thankyou in Russian. picked that up on my first visit and its come in handy ever since. if only I had the patience to learn more... note to self
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of the many rivers and canals there are in St.Petersburg, I enjoyed walking along this one the most. there were one or two people with guitars on different corners strumming to my mood
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matryoshka dolls.. I get excited. they just keep growing and growing and growing
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you can bet I was in awe as we were approaching
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the church of the saviour on spilled blood. truly is eye candy, I wanted to take it home with me. spent the evening reading about its history.. interesting
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it was cold, don't let the blue skies fool ya. having come from the tropics, I tend to wear very many layers in cold weather. sometimes i'm usually the only one in heavy jackets for miles, but clearly I wasn't the only one feeling it this time (check my back left)
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Griboedov canal
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the church is now a museum and for that reason I promise to take you inside on a different post later on. I wouldn't if it was a place of worship just simply out of respect
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one thing that stands out while walking about is the wiring that fills the skies here, you just wont miss it
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Kazan cathedral
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for an art fanatic, this was a happy sight. almost lost track of time at these stands, but every minute was well worth it
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rush hour snurl ups, smh! this is the one thing most cities seem to have in common
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and as the night was checking in, temperatures were dropping real fast and dinner was calling
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spotted en route to the hotel, wondered if they were once 'real'..
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that one last stop of the day to add to my collection of...
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...fridge magnets. everyone who travels has a thing they do to remind them of their, so to say, conquests. for some its postcards, others key chains, others pins and for me..magnets.
22 Comments
lol i was about to ask you about the interior then as i kept reading i realised it’s coming up soon. Good job on being bold and starting something, it’s always hard to start when procrastination is your friend, also good job w/the photos.
Starting up anything can be nerve wrecking.. but guts over fear, right! Yes I will most certainly/ gladly share more photos. Thank you Solomon
But do I say!!!!! Good stuff.
Haha, Esther you have made me laugh. Thank you so much
Awesome, well done??
Thank you Tabitha, high -five girl 😀
I love it…. that’s really nice girl…..xoxo
Chessy, much much appreciated. Thank you xoxoxo
Really love it and the whole blog is really presentable and so you! Good job, feeling part of the tours as well. 😀
Kibet, im so happy to read your comment. Glad to know you are on this journey with me. Thank you so much
Love it……bold step.
A leap of faith. Thank you Njery
Heey this is cool…keep it up
Im excited about it. Thanx Nimu
Your splendid expressions are well defined W.A. ?
Thats w’sup. Thanx Clint James, double high-five 😀
As a lover of photography and travel i should say i love ur work.Happy travels girl.
Your comment has given me even more drive to keep at it. Thank you so much John Wang’endo. You’ve made me smile 😀
St. Petersburg is so cool..lovely canals..wonder if they have Gondolo rides I agree the pictures are also well taken. Keep it up nyarma, I am looking forward to the next post
Hey Dottie. I think they do those rides, I will look into that on my next trip there Thanx for your kind words girl, i’m so psyched by your comment :* positive vibes
Niiiice and thaaaanx for the good work!!!!
Thank you for your support mama. Hugs and kisses