I arrived to Moscow on 7th of dec. at 10.10am. I didn´t have reservation to any hostel and I looked from my travel guide (Lonely planet: Trans-Siberian railway) that there is one private, soviet-era flat with a few extra rooms that one lady rents out. I asked for a taxi from the train station but the prices were always between 30-50e, so I decided to take a metro. It sounded easy to take a metro but I realized that every street names and metro stops were in Cyri...

Hello all! I started my journey from Lahti on 5th of dec. I took the train to St. Petersburg. My friend Inkeri is studying there and she offered me a place to stay. I arrived to Petersburg around 2pm and first we went to Inkeri´s flat to leave my stuff. Later we went to Inkeri´s University and to register my visa. Registration went smoothly but I´m sure that without Inkeri´s help, I couldn´t done it. In the office they said that I have to come again tomorrow...