Back to the USSR, I mean Japan

Well there you have it I am sitting on the plane back to Japan, will be arriving back in Narita within an hour and posting this when I get back home later tonight. Didn't have a chance last night or this morning to make a post while still in Russia. The last day of a trip is always a little crazy. We went on a major museum mission for the final day followed by a nice Chinese dinner and then a late night checking out some of the clubs and a crazy boat ride through the canals of St. Petersburg. The Heritage Museum was our first stop. As we stood in line to get tickets a guy in a suit came up and asked how many were in our group. 7 we answered and suddenly we were whisked away by passing the line, leaving our bags at the cloak and somehow entering the museum without tickets. The mystery guy introduced us to our "guide" and then... [read full story]