Time for reflection

in #life5 years ago

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Evening is approaching, but the heat of the day is not in a hurry to leave. There is not the slightest hint that is about to blow a cool wind from the Baltic sea. In St. Petersburg for several days is abnormal heat.


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Crowds of people on city streets and squares, parks and squares. On their faces you will not see discontent or disappointment from such hot weather.


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On the contrary: people are happy to take the opportunity to walk along the embankments along the rivers and canals; relax on the garden benches, inhaling the aromas of still blooming lilac; sit in the summer cafes, friendly placed their cozy areas everywhere. On the display of the thermometer +31 degrees Celsius.


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The city is always characterized by a large number of tourists, but these days we have an economic forum and of course the number of guests has increased significantly. Everywhere a lot of security and police, the city is mired in many kilometers of traffic jams.


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Of course our President is also here these days. The government and officials are discussing economic development programs, improving the level and quality of life, plans for the development of infrastructure and new technologies. They talk about how everything is good and how good our ratings and indicators are in all sectors. But do they remember , being in their elite corrupt world, that ordinary citizens significantly fall real incomes, lack of money for clothes and even food ? Ordinary citizens are in an entirely different world, in which impunity for officials, police brutality , failed pension reform , an exorbitant tax burden and barely enough money to survive. But, friends, this post is not about politics...


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I just walk through the beautiful places of my city and enjoy this warm evening, the surrounding architecture, the pleasant faces of people. I believe that all should be well.


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"Everything goes by, this too shall pass." Any great bitterness, unhappiness, destruction and misery - everything goes and everything is relative.


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Today my walk is as always - impromptu. The phone rang. It was a @qwerrie . He offered to take the cameras and take a walk.


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Those who live in megacities, know how difficult it is in our mad rhythm to allocate time for such meetings. It is always very valuable to me that people are open to communication. In fact, I could make a whole separate post about what has changed in my life with the arrival of Steemit , back in 2016, but the most valuable thing is that I met a lot of interesting people here. This opportunity to communicate in everyday life is a good confirmation that we are all real people, not fictional characters from the social. networks'. That's awesome!


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We wandered through the crowded streets, stopping here and there to capture some interesting fragments. And of course talk, talk ... Thank you my friend for this communication.


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Time is relentless, night is approaching and it's time to say goodbye. But the city is not empty, despite the already late time. In St. Petersburg, the period of white nights and the city does not sleep. This is a great time and let it last and last.


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Thanks to everyone who finished reading this post. Love life and stay positive! see you soon ...

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I love seeing pictures of your beautiful city! I'm glad everyone is enjoying the weather. It has been hotter than usual here in Oregon, too. Time to go play in the water!

I'm glad you enjoyed watching it. Due to the fact that we have only 60-70 Sunny days a year, we especially appreciate such warm Sunny days. Thank you for visiting, @goat-girlz

I visited Moscow 5 years ago in May and it was 37 Degrees Celsius there. I was surprised as we tend to think that it is cold in Russia :) I see that there is another heat way then :)

I have always wanted to visit St. Petersburg. I have heard so much and I am sure that I would fall in love with this city. I haven't visited it yet as it's such hustle with visa to get there.. But hopefully one day..

You took us on a nice evening walk. I like your photos. I didn't know that you could go on water scooters through the canals. I can imagine it's very popular among tourists :)

Thank you for sharing and have a nice warm day :)

It's nice to know that You were able to debunk the myth of cold Russia, having visited and seen such warm weather.
St. Petersburg is too different from Moscow and I am sure that You will really like our city. Despite the fact that I am a local resident, I fall in love with him every time again and again. It is impossible to know him completely. It is always different. Sometimes it may seem that you see a piece of England, sometimes something like France, the variety of rivers and canals - Oh! this is Venice :). I often like to just walk around and enjoy the variety of architecture.
St. Petersburg is kept apart from other Russian cities. In spirit, it is more European and it is felt in many ways. When last year we held the world Cup, it was very nice that most of the people who came to this event, were surprised to discover a completely different Russia, not such as it is represented by the stereotypes. Thank you, @delishtreats, for Your visit and such a good comment!

You both enjoy the walk!
Stay hydrated .
Nice scenery!
Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for visiting, @joyrobinson ! Very pleased that You found my post interesting :)

A big congratulations on the curie upvote.
Very well deserved ! 👏🏼🎉🌹

Thanks for supporting me, @joyrobinson :)

What wonderful views of St. Petersburg!
Thank you for the wonderful photos, Marinochka!
It's always nice to know familiar places :-)

Happy white nights, darling!


Какие чудесные виды Петербурга!
Спасибо за замечательные фотографии, Мариночка!
Всегда приятно узнавать знакомые места :-)

Счастливых белых ночей, дорогая @madlenfox !

Beautiful post. Not only the images, but also the message.
I admire your ressistance to keep the post away from politics, even though it was unavoidable to make a statement, quite a brilliant one, by the way.
I can't do that. I end up always immersed in (and probably smeared by) politics.
It has become increasingly hard for us to see the light at the end of the tunnel. We know this shall pass, but we doubt we'll be here to see it.
Blessings for a life well-lived and for being able to enjoy a great city in apparently promising days.

@ hlezama, people always fall under the millstones of political squabbles and suffer from the wrong actions of government officials. This is very sad to see in different countries. I try not to touch too much on such topics in my blog, but I am very worried about such news and events. You are right when you say that it will ever change in a better direction, but we all want to have a decent life here and now as well. Thank you for such a good comment :)

Nice pictures @madlenfox.
I miss st Petersbourg

I invite You to visit, my friend! In this city You will always be welcome :)

How fun that you two did a mini meetup for your Wednesday Walk! The pictures are great. And your city is as beautiful as ever! Such weird weather everywhere.

I apologize for the late response,I was leaving to take a break from the computer. I really want to enjoy the good weather, but being in the city, still come to see the comments and new stories from all my friends .... so I decided to run away for a few days, but now I'm back here again

We really had a good time on our walk, especially nice that this is a meeting of two Steemians :)

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Thank you, it is very nice that you visited :)

i loved your visual row. needless to say, mine may be quite different. the angle of my camera simply dont rank to the wide-angle of yours! oh, and occasionally, it was my 2nd time walkout with a living steemian, too! I love such coincidences so much!

I'd love to see Your results. It is always interesting to see how different people look at the same details and fragments. Thank you for Your visit and comment. I hope that the joint stroll will not be the last :)

hope joint stroll will not be the last :)

absolutely!

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