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TRAVELING
When a Dream Comes True
Elizaveta Chernisheva
Lyceum BSPU,
Blagoveshchensk (Russia)
I think all of us have special
preferences on how to spend our summer and
this experience is valuable. It can be a trip to
faraway places or just a walk around the city.
As for me, I like to spend my free time in
an exciting and educative manner. The world is
full of magic and breathtaking things so I
prefer learning new cultures and history,
discovering unknown facts and sights. For
example, my mom and I visited the greatest
city ever this summer. It was Saint Petersburg.
We were there for a month and I should say
that I loved it to the moon and back because
there you can make a dream come true.
Saint Petersburg is the city of history.
There are a lot of places to visit. When I was
there I walked the whole time trying to visit as
many beautiful palaces, parks and museums
as possible. It is a very atmospheric city. There
you can be silent, realizing that it is the best
conversation in your life. Just a talk to oneself.
Walking down the street which name you don't
know, sitting at a café where the waiter will
bring you a cup of tasty coffee, you will feel
very calm and peaceful. Walking around the
city you will see a lot of old buildings which like
the ancients will behold you from the height of
their centuries. Some of them even have bullet
holes. They were left as a memory of the war
that traces you almost everywhere.
At least once in your life you must visit
the Hermitage, the Russian Museum and some
famous churches of St. Petersburg. All of
these places have a unique spirit and breathe
out history. But I should say I didn't always
think so. For example, when I was 11 I didn't like
it. I mean, going to museums and learning
history seemed boring to me but now I
understand that it was silly.
To tell the truth, I didn`t know that the
Hermitage is so impressive. First it had been
the residence of almost all the Romanovs
starting from Catherine the Great but then
the palace became a museum open for any
visitor. It displays many European art works
which are paintings, sculpture, and applied art
from the 13th to the 20th centuries. So, you
have an opportunity to see the collections of
different epochs and the development of
human outlook on life through colors and
figures.
Being there you have a strong feeling
of having got back to the times of the
emperors. When you take the magnificent
State Gala Staircase covered with a red velvet
carpet and decorated with sculptures, huge
mirrors, ceiling paintings, marble, gilded wood
carvings, you are going to experience oneself
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