A meal at McDonald’s and a ballet at the Mariinsky Theater – an evening of culture indeed!
The McDonald’s in Russia was great. They have fried – not baked – cherry pies and kiwi McFlurrys! We went before the ballet, and the Russians gave us some weird looks because we were all dressed up.
The Mariinsky Theater – home of the world reknown Kirov Ballet Company – is absolutely beautiful. The ballets themselves were pretty entertaining. We saw three different ballets. The first was a traditional one and was pretty boring, but the second and third were more modern and thus quite entertaining.
Kate and I in front of McDonalds
Kate and I at the Mariinsky Theater…too bad my camera sucks and you can’t see the interior.
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