St Petersburg Journal;  Sue and Dick, September 2002

DATE	DAYTIME	DINNER	EVENING
Tuesday Sept 24	Arrive, met at airport. Stay at Raddison SAS Hotel*.  (Champaign at reception).	Chinock Restaurant (Singing group; balalaikas)	<-
Wednesday Sept 25	Stroll the Nevsky Prospekt; Boat ride on the Neva River; circumnavigate the Hermitage, spotted a pet bear. Walked around the Artist's Square area	"McDonalds-ski's"	"Feel Yourself Russian", at the Nicholaiski Theater
Thursday Sept 26	City tour with Jean and Irine, followed by Hermitage tour with Irine. Bargained for and bought coins outside the Hermitage. Girls riding horseback up and down the sidewalk of the Nevsky Prospect (every day).	Canal-side local café, both lunch and supper.	Mousorkski Theater, Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliette ballet (sat next to mayor in Tsar's box). (It was leess than a month later that the opera house in Moscow waas attacked by terrorists, resulting in over 150 deaths)
Friday Sept 27	Walking tour of arts area around Church on Spilled Blood; Russian Museum; bought knick-knaks.	Superb sturgeon dinner at the Count Suvorov Restaurant (folk music quartet). Pickle-potato-cheese side dish.	<-
Saturday Sept 28	Took Metro, then ski-boat over gulf of Finland to Peterhof. (Fraudulent ticket sale led to security incident.)	Pizza restaurant on Nevsky Prospekt	Russian Army singers, dancers, at the Cultural Center
Sunday Sept 29	Took tram (fare incident); spent a leisurely four hours in the Hermitage. Visited the church on Spilled Blood, poked through the souvenir market. Took canal boat ride (Alla was volunteer translator). Visited at Kazan Cathedral; shopped street market for paintings.	Grand Hotel Europa; Caviar and Vodka sampling; superb Borscht	<-
Monday Sept 30	Walk Marinski area. Shopped at jeweler now in original Fabergé workshop.

* Radisson SAS Royal Hotel - Brochure quote:
The first class international, Radisson SAS Royal Hotel opened its doors to the public in July 2001. Behind an original 200 year old facade but completely renovated inside, the hotel offers to guests accommodation of the highest standard, in a building which has been for a long time one of the leading establishments in hospitality and a favorite amongst both famous locals and travelers to St Petersburg. Located on the famous, vibrant Nevsky Prospect, the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, St Petersburg is right in the very heart of this beautiful, historic city. With specially trained staff the hotel has a warm and welcoming atmosphere, combining the friendly Russian spirit with efficiency, to make a stay here a memorable one.

Room type Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Avg rate (per night) Superior Queen / Twin sleeps 3 $187.00 $187.00 $187.00 $187.00 $187.00 $187.00 $187.00 B\\

All prices are per room/unit for 2 adults and may not include: taxes, surcharges (including energy surcharges), extra guest charges, and extra cost options,