Behind the Scenes of St. Petersburg

Behind the Scenes of St. Petersburg

looking behind the white marble and colorful facades of the city
looking behind the white marble and colorful facades of St. Petersburg

Location: 

Shpalernaya ulitsa, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Duration: 

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Journey: 

The Baltic Sea

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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