St. Petersburg - day 5

On my last day (Monday, 7 August) in St. Petersburg I explored some other smaller, less touristy churches and parks. Again, I was continueously amazed by the city throughout the day. There are a few things I didn't get to see/do in St. Petersburg so I definitely have a reason to go back now. There are 2 palaces outside of town that are supposed to be amazing that I couldn't go to on Monday since I had to pick up my visa registration in the afternoon (yes, everything involving Russia and visas is complicated). I didn't want to risk getting back to town too late and have the travel agent be closed since I was leaving that night and had to have the registration. I also didn't get to see everything in the Hermitage but it was closed on Monday so I couldn't go back. But my overall impression of St. Petersburg was fantastic, although things are more difficult since it is Russia.

That evening (Monday, 7 August) I took the night train to Moscow. It was fantastic. The train compartment felt like first class even though it was second class. It might have been the nicest sleeping train I've ever been on. I was lucky to have another guy (from Chili) from the hostel in my compartment which gave me someone to talk to as the young Russian guy and his mom sharing our compartment spoke little english. I slept really well, although not quite long enough (~6 hours) to feel completely rested. We arrived in Moscow around 7 am.