Lucky you, BlueSapphire! We were in St Petersburg last month, and as you say, it's beautiful. We'd been there as students in 1973, when it was Leningrad, and a completely different (and very grey) world. Our guide took us for a trip on the metro and nearly lost some of us - those doors close really quickly!
Good afternoon from me from what we now know as Gentleman Jack country.
Feeling uneasy with tradespeople in the house.