Russia - St. Petersburg is Under Construction

It is day two in St. Pete's and one thing is becoming very obvious... the entire city is under construction. We started off the day at the Russian Museum. It took us a few minutes to find the entrance since the entire front of the building is covered in scaffolding. We did find our way inside but were escorted throughout the building by the sounds of chisels and hammers. The museum itself was fairly nice, but I think at this point I've seen all I can take of Russian artists of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries for this trip.

After leaving the museum, we made our way towards the Church of the Savior of the Spilled Blood. This looked a lot like St. Basil's in Moscow and we regulary called it St. Basil's 2 for simplicity. The gruesome name is based on the fact that this is the spot where Czar Alexander II was murdered. Unfortunately the church was closed as many sights seem to be on Wednesdays in St. Pete's, so we settled for some pics of the outside and moved on.

Our next stop was the Summer Gardern and Summer Palace. However, these were closed as well, not because it is Wednesday, but rather because it is April. Apparently they are waiting for the May flowers to come in before re-opening to the public. Perhaps we'll try again tomorrow.