How lucky I was to have a friend willing to go with me to St. Petersburg for the weekend. Even better, her hubby wanted to go to. Local company -- who could ask for anything more. Natalia and Alexi (nicknamed Garfield because he has red hair + looks like Garfield the cat).
She booked 3 beds in a 4 people carriage hoping we'd get lucky and have no one with us in the top bunk. No such luck, both going and coming there was a lone man with us. Didn't know if I should feel uncomfortable, but they felt totally natural -- so I guess its a common experience. We had to share a bathroom (yuck), but beds were comfortable. I felt like I was on a grand adventure.
I was so tired -- just arrived from Newark that day around noon. Wanted nothing more than to hit the sack. Garfield and the man yacked and yacked in the night and I thought to myself, "What could they be talking about? Good new friends". Next day he said they struck up a great conversation about fishing!
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| showed tickets & passport upon arrival |
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| Natalia takes top bunck |
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| who's that stranger sitting on my bed? |
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| hallway - waiting for bathroom |
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