On Tuesday we were scheduled to go to Lenin's tomb and see his preserved body, but they were closed for renovations. We slept in instead! After a relaxing morning we split into two groups. One group went to the State Tretyakov Gallery, and the other half of us went to the New Tretyakov Gallery. The New one had more modern art, and the State one has more classical older art. The New Gallery was really interesting and full of unique art. There was a fantastic photography section that was new to the gallery.
The art was categorized by time period. It was interesting to see how the history of the USSR influenced art during Soviet times. There was also an outdoor statue park filled with old statues and monuments.
This was a very large monument that is now a memory of what it used to stand for. Walking around the park was enjoyable. We even found a bus bathroom and a bus book store! We had to hurry back to catch our train from Moscow to Saint Petersburg later that day. The train ride was only 4:40-10pm. This train was much nicer and more comfortable. There was 6 of us in a cabin with a large table in the middle for us to eat off of and play games on. When we arrived we only had to walk 10 minutes down the main road to Hostel Life, where we stayed for the next 3 nights.
Here was the phenomenal view from our Hostel room window! Couldn't complain. We settled in and prepared to take a short walk around downtown. As soon as we went outside it started snowing! It was so incredibly magical to see the combination of gorgeous St Petersburg, at night, with the glistening snowflakes falling all around you and coating everything around. To continue the story see
Fall Break Day 5: HALLOWEEN.
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