Peter Tchaikovsky (composer),
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (composer), Mikhail Lomonosov (scientist).The remains of Alexander Nevskiy, a knight who was elevated to sainthood in the 16th century, are entombed to the right side of the altar and his silver reliquary has a continuous line of worshippers.
Back into the centre of town a short walk to the Church on Spilled Blood, built over the very spot where Czar Alexander II was assassinated. Inside the structure is a canopy over the very ground where he died,
and a gorgeous church with brightly coloured tile depicting scenes from the Bible, covering all the surfaces from floor to domed ceiling.
We stop for lunch at Jamie's Italian, a restaurant run by Jamie Oliver from Toronto. Reasonable prices for pizza (490 rubles) and salad (290 rubles) but there's no drink prices on the menu so we just order a bottle of water - when the bill comes, it turns out that a 610mL bottle of Evian costs 630 rubles - CDN$14.25!!! Ouch.
Then a visit to Pushkin's apartment, where he and his family lived for a short period just before his fateful duel in January 1837.
In keeping with the Pushkin theme, we then had coffee and a dessert at the International Cafe where Pushkin enjoyed his last meal before heading out to the edge of town for the duel.
Back home by Metro and bus just before 6pm for a shower, laundry, and the final repacking. This bike takes up a lot of space in our room, so Kathy will probably be happy to see it go. We'll enjoy one more Euro2016 football game this evening, Germany vs Italy, then make sure that we've got everything loaded into the proper bags.
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