Russia Travel Itinerary Evan Basista
Destination: St. Petersburg, Russia
Getting to St. Petersburg Departure Date: October 1st Cost of tickets: $634.46 (25,178.32 rubles) Shots needed for health: *Routine vaccines *Hepatitis A & B *Japanese encephalitis *Rabies Passport cost: $135 Currency: $2000 = 79368.40 rubles
Living in St. Petersburg I chose the apartment “Zakharievskay str.15” because it is near the city center, has a low price compared to other apartments with the same amount of space (square feet) , and is in a good neighborhood.
Getting Around St. Petersburg Use bikes in summer only if you really want to (no bike lanes and bad weather) Metro is very nice, don’t use during rush hour (same as American rush hour) Good idea to rent a car
Sights and Sounds of St. Petersburg Café Abajour is one of the top restaurants Bolshoi Gostiny Dvor is one of the best department stores Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood is a popular tourist attraction State Heritage Museum is one of the best museums HC SKA (also CKA) St. Petersburg is the local hockey team FC Zenit St. Petersburg is the local football (soccer) team