Take a WILD guess
…YUP.
Stolle pie.
Woke up early to have my breakfast there.
Unfortunately, they didn't have my favorite strawberry pie this morning. Boooooo.
Also, as an avid believer in edible souvenirs, I bought a bunch of pies as presents for my buddies back in London as well. Need to carry them back carefully.
Now, it's time to say goodbye to Russia. 1 week was waaaaay too short of time for this enormous country. Even though my initial entry into this country wasn't all positive, I still love the country and am curious about it. Especially the further eastern areas - I will definitely be visiting again.
Anyways, last night, after I came back into the city from my trip to Pushkin, I went to see the ballet.
Remember how I didn't have a chance to see the Bolshoi in Moscow? Well, it so happened that some Bolshoi ballerinas were in St. P doing performances at the Mikhailovskiy Theater. I was hoping to catch a ballet I knew, like Romeo and Juliet or Nutcracker. Given my lack of ballet experience, I thought those would be easier to follow in understanding the storyline. However, I'd missed those dates. This day's schedule was for Giselle. Since I really really really wanted to see a Russian ballet, I gave it a shot. And VERY happy that I did : )
As a child, I hated watching the Nutcracker every year in the Boston winters. My parents had forced me to go. So, I never really thought that I'd enjoy or appreciate it. But now, I totally loved it. The costumes and ballerinas were beautifully amazing. I even got the story. It must be the aging thing….
The Mikhailovskiy is certainly not as famous as the Bolshoi, but I felt both the performance and the theater itself (exquisite interior) to be superb!
Sorry I don't have any pictures to show. I stupidly left my camera in my bag at the coat check. Oops.
Anyways, last night, after I came back into the city from my trip to Pushkin, I went to see the ballet.
Remember how I didn't have a chance to see the Bolshoi in Moscow? Well, it so happened that some Bolshoi ballerinas were in St. P doing performances at the Mikhailovskiy Theater. I was hoping to catch a ballet I knew, like Romeo and Juliet or Nutcracker. Given my lack of ballet experience, I thought those would be easier to follow in understanding the storyline. However, I'd missed those dates. This day's schedule was for Giselle. Since I really really really wanted to see a Russian ballet, I gave it a shot. And VERY happy that I did : )
As a child, I hated watching the Nutcracker every year in the Boston winters. My parents had forced me to go. So, I never really thought that I'd enjoy or appreciate it. But now, I totally loved it. The costumes and ballerinas were beautifully amazing. I even got the story. It must be the aging thing….
The Mikhailovskiy is certainly not as famous as the Bolshoi, but I felt both the performance and the theater itself (exquisite interior) to be superb!
Sorry I don't have any pictures to show. I stupidly left my camera in my bag at the coat check. Oops.
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