Just a quick entry, as this is my last full day in Saint Petersburg. :( Have had such a wonderful, amazing time! Visited the Engineer's Castle today and bought a book of Anna's poems in Russian and said my farewells to my favorite places. On Sunday night watched them raise/lower the bridges with Erica, a woman from Hong Kong who works in IT and has been in Kansas & D.C. most recently. It has been rainy again this week, so I have been having a relaxing last couple of days, doing a LOT of writing and editing some of the poems I've already written.

I am flying back to Warsawa tomorrow afternoon and spending the night there, then I'm on to Krakow and Prague (I think). Still considering Budapest. Will keep you updated as I know more...