When we made it to the train station we checked our bags at a bag check, with a very friendly Russian man who did not steel anything from the bag the 6 hours it was in his care. During the time we took a very nice and long walk in Moscow, Hilton has a really nice building near to the train station. We walked around 3 kilometers down проспект мира a very busy street. The thing worth noting above all else, there are cars everywhere. I should have taken some picture of the park methods. Its really something different. One tire on the curb no problem, two tires on the curb that's fine. If the two tires on the curb happen to be the front two, that's just fine. 3 tires, no problem. Go ahead and park on the sidewalk, its ok, and point which ever direction you wish. I found it a little funny, and very interesting that the parking would be like this.
I will say that so far it would seam that the Internet has gotten a few things wrong. First people really look happy. I see many smiling faces. The first person I heard speak English was a British couple that are at our hotel. The places that say things about the Russian expressions being dryer, morose, and such I now feel are silly and incorrect.
So after walking around Moscow and sitting in the train station for 6 hours, we finally got on the train and made it to St Peters. Here we took 2 metro trans, and walked about 8 blocks. It was a long walk, and even though we never went the wrong way or even started down the wrong street we thought we were going the wrong way at least twice. Finally to the hotel room. Internet works but it is a little slow. Soon we will go out to find an activity for the rest of today. Маша is very nice and we are getting along great. She is quick to ask questions of people in Russian which is convenient, and she translates for me very well.
