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Plenty of warm layers needed if traveling to St. Petersburg during winter months. It can get very cold. Our trip was February and snow, snow and more snow, beautiful once we were prepared. Thermal undergarments, good thick socks, strong walking shoes, hat, coat, scarf and gloves.
We would generally try to avoid public toilets when away. When necessary we used good hotels and restaurents. Always carry paper tissues. Wipes are great when travelling. Your own supply of plasters, headache tablets etc.,
Good supplies available, but duty free stores are usually where I would buy film, batteries etc.,
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Come as you are to museums, but they may ask you to take off your street jacket and wear some of their protective booties. Feel soooo cool!
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For my trip, I packed wrinkle-free clothes and comfortable shoes. Sure, I looked like an AWOL nun, and I didn't look as fashionable as the natives, but at least my feet didn't hurt! Besides, Russians can spot a tourist a mile away, no matter what they are wearing, so don't even try to blend in.
Pack what you need, but don't freak-out too much if you forget something. There are stores, kiosks and pharmacies all over the place in St. Petersburg.
This is an incredible city! Be prepared to take lots of pictures! I brought all my film along with me so I didn't have to buy any when I got there, but I made sure to get my pictures developed while I was in St. Petersburg because I was afraid they might get ruined going through the airport x-rays. Getting film developed in St. Petersburg cost about the same as it does in America and my pictures came out great! Better to be safe than sorry!
I was really glad I picked up the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide for St. Petersburg. It was really helpful! One thing I wished I thought to bring with me to Russia was a basic English-to-Russian dictionary. There are phrases in many guide and travel books, but they weren't enough for me when I was trying to communicate with the people I was staying with. I tried to buy one of these dictionaries at the many bookstores around St, Petersburg while I was there, but the only English-to-Russian dictionaries they had were written in Cyrillic. Not much help to a Yankee like me! Leave a Comment
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