I was surprised by the beauty of the St. Petersburg metro. I think it’s a well known fact that Moscow has the most beautiful metro stations in the world and that was the one thing I was really looking forward to seeing (Ok, that last part isn’t a well known fact. You probably had no idea I was looking forward to the metro in Moscow).
However, St. Petersburg also has some lovely stations like these below. It’s amazing to me how clean the metro is, there didn’t seem to be any trash anywhere, it didn’t smell like urine, and there was no graffiti.
Thankfully the metro in St. Petersburg also had the English translation of the station because trying to read Russian was challenging. It’s like no other language I had ever seen so there was nothing to compare it to.
We were on this escalator and it seemed like it was taking an awfully long time so the next time we got on it I timed it. It took three minutes and ten seconds to go down this escalator! And it’s one long escalator, there are no breaks in between. I have never been inside a metro that was this deep underground.
I was too afraid to take photos when I was there, so nice to be able to see them again thru you. (stopping by from SITS)
Why were you afraid?
You’re right, that is beautiful! I clicked on this post since the Olympics are going on in Russia and I feel like I don’t know very much about it. Thanks for sharing! Enjoy your comment love today. #SITSblogging
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Looks amazing! I love the ornate touches in Russian architecture. Great photos! Thank you for sharing.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a city so ornately decorated!
I love the pictures of metro. I’ve never been to Russia but my Father has many times it looks gorgeous! Stopping by from #SITSblogging
This looks really cool. Thanks for sharing the photos. My brother traveled to St. Petersburg last year and wasn’t overly impressed. I kind of want him to be wrong because I still want to go there.
I really enjoyed it. We were there 6 days and loved our time there. I would like to go back and spend more time in Moscow, you should go and prove him wrong!
I am from a tiny town and have definitely never seen a metro like that!
The metro was one of my favorite parts of the city!
very cool as I have heard about their metros being so gorgeous! thank you for taking me somewhere interesting that I have never visited! I need to get outside of the USA in the coming years but not sure Russia will be on my list.
I would love to go to St. Petersburg! Looks beautiful, thanks for sharing them! #SITSBlogging
I never thought I would be there so it’s possible for anyone!