Elbrus Expedition Dispatch
June 25, 2016 – Magical Night in St. Petersburg!
Jean and Barry has left with Lina, our St. Petersburg Cultural guide and they are off to visit Pushkin and Catherine the Great Palace. They are also going to Victory square, named after the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War. They will visit the Memorial for the victims and survivors of the Siege of Leningrad.
Susan and Todd
Betsy and Dale
Our team together minus John and Betsy
Brad and Betsy having dinner at Stroganoff Steak House
Chilled apple liquor after dinner at Stroganoff Steak House
Brad at Stroganoff Steak House
It finally got dark (a little bit) in Saint Petersburg tonight. We watched fireworks over the Winter Palace at 1:00 am
Susan and Todd watching fireworks