I spent Tues and Wed over by the Hermitage (downtown St Petersburg) being a tourist. A couple of suggestions for those of you who are here for a few more days and want to do the big tourism spots —
a good itinerary involving the below is,
- hermitage early in the day, before it gets busy
- late lunch at the blini place
- boat trip
Everything below involves a total of about 45 minutes of walking, if you start at the hermitage.