A sutki and a half in Piter

I can't resist posting an article like this, especially given the lede:

36 Hours in St. Petersburg, Russia
NY Times, May 13, 2007
Clifford J. Levy

BACK when foreigners in Leningrad were treated almost like interlopers, shunted into dormitory-like hotels and pummeled with propaganda about the primacy of Soviet Man, the city was an improbable destination for families. No longer.

Plus, the article recommends Teremok, another thing I find irresistable.