Behind the Scenes of St. Petersburg

Behind the Scenes of St. Petersburg

looking behind the white marble and colorful facades of the city

Location: 

Shpalernaya ulitsa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Duration: 

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Journey: 

personal highlights

  1. Backstage: not everything in St. Petersburg is as beautiful...
  2. Rooftops: climbing up a rooftop with a local guide was stunning
  3. Laundry: using a public laundry in Russiainfo-icon was pretty difficult 

image sources

  1. view from a rooftop
  2. walking a back yard
  3. broken cars
  4. self-service laundry
  5. trash dumping 

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