St. Petersburg

Just a quick note for you all, using the expensive internet here. We arrived successfully in St. Petersburg this afternoon and are getting ready for bed. We had Italian for dinner and tomorrow will do some sight-seeing before moving on to Novosibirsk.

Nothing major to report. St. Petersburg is a modern, ancient, and communist town all mixed up. Its bizarre.

Happy birthday Gabriel! We’re sorry we’re not able to be there! I hope Aunt Christine made a nice birthday treat for you!

Where is Novosibirsk, Russia?

Many have asked where Novosibirsk is… its a good question! It’s Siberia but as you know Siberia is a big place… Here are two maps to help you out.

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Below and to the left is Kazakhstan and to the right is Mongolia. This is central Asia and pretty far south at that! But it is no further north that what would be the equivalent of halfway up the coast of British Columbia.

The seminary itself has a website with a decent map. Here it is for your information:

Lutheran Theological Seminary – Novosibirsk – Russia: Map