We had an early start today to give us time to get to Kronstadt. Kronstadt is an island that used to be an old military base. To get to this island, we took the Metro and then hopped on a bus. It took a while to get there, but it was well worth it. We toured around the island and saw a few of the churches that remain there. After the tour, we took another bus to a different part of the island. The bus was big enough for all but one of us, so I got stuck sitting on the floor. We had to walk a bit further after we got off the bus to reach our final destination. We ended up at a nice beach area with places for campfires (smoky but that's us on the left). We all pitched in and gathered firewood while our tourguide Nick got the fire started. Once this was all set, we had time to explore. Some of the group went and explored the old forts, while a few others, myself included, walked along the beach on the rocks. The waterfront view was beautiful. I even managed to get a sunburn on my face because I couldn't leave the waterfront. We all gathered around the fire to warm up and eat lunch. We had a lot of laughs and learned a lot about the island. Most of the afternoon was spent on Kronstadt. When we were getting ready to go, we had to walk back to the road to wait for the bus. I got stuck sitting on the floor again. As nice as the city of St. Petersburg is, I'm glad we had some time to get away and see other parts of the area. I was also really surprised and impressed with the cleanliness of the Metro stations. All in all, today was a really fun day out of the city. And Happy 50th Birthday Uncle Vinny!!
-Jen
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