We had a free afternoon and we were already in the city, so we took to exploring. Irina had mentioned a photo exhibit she'd heard about from a friend, so we decided to go check it out. We got to the address Irina gave me . . . it led through a creepy looking archway into a super shady courtyard. Well, I thought, there are four of us, and I'm confident in our running abilities, so we ventured inside. It turned out to be a movie theater (this country is so random) and the photo exhibit consisted of about a dozen pictures around the lobby. Random, indeed. Some of them were nice, but I wouldn't say it was particularly fascinating. Then again, I don't know how much you can expect . . . in a movie theater lobby.
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We'd heard a lot about the Alexander Nevsky Monastery from our teacher, so we decided to head down there. I guess it's super old, founded around the same time as the city itself. The cemetery there is home to St. Petersburg's greats: Dostoevsky, Tchaikovsky, and so on. (Home to? Does that work with dead people?) 
When we got there, we were kind of disappointed to see that we had to pay to get in the cemetery. There was a really terrifying woman with an insane amount of frizzy hair, and a similarly impressive lack of teeth, guarding the entrance, so no sneaking in for us. I did manage to snap this picture from the outside, though. Could these be the tombstones of legends? We'll never know.
We were further disappointed when we had to pay to get into the monastery proper as well. Karis tempted the fates by cautiously approaching the main gates. The fates chased her away in the form of a very disgruntled-looking, bearded priest in a black cloak. We gazed forlornly into the river for a bit, and then gave up the expedition all together.
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