Water Vending Machine
Shashlik
There are so many things to look forward to in the summer: white nights, lake swimming, rollerblading along the Neva (Russia might be the only place in the world where blading is a modern sport rather than an 80s throwback), watching the bridges open, etc. But for me, the true test of the arrival of summer is when I see the sashlik restaurants being rebuilt for another season. Shaslik is basically a posh word for a kebab. A simple skewer of meat (chicken, pork or mutton) served with a tomato and dill sauce isn’t much in the culinary stakes, but after a winter couped up inside a tiny apartment, the feeling of sitting outside on plastic chairs while drinking beer from plastic cups is second to none.
Optimism
Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge (2)
Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge (1)
Balcony








