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The Hermitage is the set of buildings that Catherine the Great founded and let build during the second half of the 18th century to house her growing collection of art. Today, it’s one of the world’s largest art museums, filled with pieces ranging from sculptures from ancient Siberia to French impressionists. It is an impressiveContinue reading “the Hermitage (April 10th)”

One of the most fascinating buildings that we saw in Saint Petersburg was the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. Just the name is extreme. It was finished in 1907, and the name comes from actual spilled blood. In 1881 tsar Alexander II was severely wounded on this spot and died, and the churchContinue reading “spilled blood in Saint Petersburg (April 10th)”

Saint Petersburg is huge. In its architecture, but also with its people. Almost five million live in Saint Petersburg. You don’t feel it while walking around in the inner city, though. There is so much empty space. At Gostinyj Dvor, one of Saint Petersburg’s oldest malls, in use in different shapes since the early 18thContinue reading “empty spaces in Saint Petersburg”

I was quite disappointed, actually. I had expected Saint Petersburg to be this hub of culture, both high and popular, and then the street art that we encountered was so uninspired and lacking. I guess we might not have been in the right places, though. Just a comparison, we basically only walked around in areasContinue reading “street art of Saint Petersburg”

Kirke, Hanna and I spent most of our time in Saint Petersburg walking around on the wide, windy streets.   I don’t know how many times we walked up and down Nevsky Prospekt, the main street of Saint Petersburg. Our hotel was basically at one end of it, and the Hermitage was at the other.Continue reading “city walks in Saint Petersburg (April 10-11)”

A bit more than a week ago, I went to Saint Petersburg for the weekend with my two oldest friends. It was intense. I’m in this thesis bubble right now, where the ups and downs of the thesis work rules my life. I sleep, eat, think only what and when the thesis allows. On theContinue reading “arriving in Saint Petersburg (April 9th)”