happy birthday, st. p

This weekend the city is celebrating its birthday. There have been parades, fireworks, and a big street party--Russian style--on Nevsky Prospekt. It's been turned into a pedestrian zone for the weekend. Accoridng to In Your Pocket, this year, for the first time, they've introduced an element to the celebration called

the Bride and Groom Festival. Celebrating the family in Russian life, it is dedicated to promoting happy family values. It also features a kind of informal dating agency where unmarried hopefuls can meet their soulmate. The grand finale will be the arrival of a launch laden with beautiful girls in wedding gowns. So to all singles (and looking) of St. Petersburg, get thee to the Peter and Paul Fortress.

Intriguing as that may be, I have decided not to be out and about today. ;>

I've never really like watching parades. Being in them is fun, but standing and watching--not so much. I remember thinking last year that next year (which would be this year) I'd go. I'd take d2b to see the parade and the festivities, as long as it looked like something we could handle.

But, this year, I'm not going either. It's just not the sort of thing I feel like exploring on my own. I'm so not a party girl. Perhaps next year I'll go. I'll take d2b to see the parade and the festivities, as long as it looks like something we can handle.