I have discovered that traveling abroad is not as hard as I first imagined. If Russia is one of the harder countries to get in and out of then the rest of the world should be fairly straight forward. I think this will be the beginning of many trips in the future.
I’m surprised about the number of people that think I traveled to somewhere in the United States when I say that I’m in Moscow or St. Petersburg. Is it really that unusual?
St. Petersburg is a great place to go if you are very interested in history and museums. If for nothing else you can spend multiple days checking out the Hermitage. The museum is primarily for art (paintings and sculptures), but the building itself is quite stunning. There is also the Peterhof which is an enormous collection of fountains (Note: Find out which fountains you want to see before arriving and map them out for the best experience, and also take the hydrofoil to get to the Peterhof). I recommend the Lonely Planet travel guide for St. Petersburg for their walking tours (Note: Pack good shoes so you can be sure to have a good time walking around… your feet will still be tired though at the end of your stay).
Learn Russian… I think this is the same with most foreign countries, but it is important here to learn enough Russian to count and at least pronounce the alphabet properly. I think videos made for children to learn Russian as their first language is a good place to start. I found that Pimsleur (LittlePim) has a video series for many languages that is geared towards children learning. Also, Russian children TV shows might be valuable.
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