Ok, its 12:01am and we’re waiting in line. How exactly did this happen? Let me back track slightly. At 8pm yesterday, I was sitting on the hallway floor, outside the main office of the hostel, talking to my mom. As I am sitting there, Michelle runs by staying something about a tour in 5 minutes. Apparently, tonight is the annual Night at the Museums. This event is a night once a year when over 20 museums are open for students from six at night to six in the morning. These museums display special exhibits and one price will get you into all the museums and get you a pass for a special bus that takes you to all the stops. To make things more interesting, the night that they pick is only announced at five o’clock the night of, but word spreads and thousands of students swarm the city.
Getting back to the original story, at 12:01 when our day began we were standing in a line to get into one of the 20 museums. All 20 of us went to two museums together and then Shannon, Angela and I decided that we wanted to go to the zoo, cause how cool is that going to the zoo at night, right? The only problem with this master plan is that the zoo is on Petrogradskaya and the bridges close from 1am-6am to let ships through. Therefore, to catch to bridge before it came up Shannon, Ang and I sprinted just as the police were blocking off traffic. It was awesome, we explored the zoo at night, lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Then to get back to civilization before 6am we had to sprint again because the bridges close only from 3-3:30. Then we went to the wrong bridge and had to run to the other one, just in time. However, we made it back alive and we did not have to sleep on a park bench so it’s all good. Overall, the night was one of the most interesting experiences I have ever had. We took tons of pictures with the city all lit up and we got to see a truly unique side of St. Petersburg culture. The rest of the day, sleeping and shopping, pales in comparison.
Getting back to the original story, at 12:01 when our day began we were standing in a line to get into one of the 20 museums. All 20 of us went to two museums together and then Shannon, Angela and I decided that we wanted to go to the zoo, cause how cool is that going to the zoo at night, right? The only problem with this master plan is that the zoo is on Petrogradskaya and the bridges close from 1am-6am to let ships through. Therefore, to catch to bridge before it came up Shannon, Ang and I sprinted just as the police were blocking off traffic. It was awesome, we explored the zoo at night, lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Then to get back to civilization before 6am we had to sprint again because the bridges close only from 3-3:30. Then we went to the wrong bridge and had to run to the other one, just in time. However, we made it back alive and we did not have to sleep on a park bench so it’s all good. Overall, the night was one of the most interesting experiences I have ever had. We took tons of pictures with the city all lit up and we got to see a truly unique side of St. Petersburg culture. The rest of the day, sleeping and shopping, pales in comparison.
Jill
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