St. Petersburg

Of course the coolest thing about going to Russia is getting to go to St. Pete and the Hermitage.
It surpassed my wildest dreams this structure. There was a long line outside, but a friend of mine who knows how to get them to say yes snuck us in. The place was enormous. Huge rooms full of paintings and sculptures done by huge artists. Monet, Picasso, and Rembrandt. Their collection was so big that if you spent just 10 seconds looking at every piece in the museum, it would take you 3 and a half years.
Prior to this, we had visited the Russian state museum, and the ballet.
St. Petersburg is a magical city. You could even tell that the people were different in this place. For example, in Moscow, if you happen to cross the street without looking and get hit by a car, there is a small chance of that car stopping. In St. Petersburg, the cars yield to pedestrians, even when they are not at a crosswalk.
St. Pete is a much smaller town with a lot depending on tourism. They try to make tourists welcome. Whereas, in Moscow, a city that has over 28 million people in it, human life is practically worthless.