I'm tryin to post ridiculously regularly because there has been so much going on in the past week and a half that it's difficult to try and give an accurate picture of what's going on here.
I just read Brennon's blog and it's a pretty good description of the early reactions to St. Petersburg and it also has a good picture of the big green arch located only about a block from the school. If that doesn't work and it takes you to some creepy site about poetry/metal just scroll down--it probably is Brennon...
Anyhow, I thought I would give a short account of the blockade memorial that we visted 3 or 4 days ago. It wasn't a huge museum but it gave me a sense of the loss and suffering that this city experienced during the second world war. For roughly 900 days all entrances to St. Petersburg were blocked by Nazi forces. Those within the city had no access to food and many died of starvation. Inside the museum there are candles lining the wall that represent every life lost during the blockade. It's such a blessing that such large scale fighting has never occured on Canadian soil; it wasn't until I visited this memorial that I realized how lucky our country is.
Here are a few pictures that will hopefully give you a sense of the feeling at the memorial:
Entering with our host Janyne:
Bread and Flowers laid at the Memorial:
Every Candle represents a life:
Photos by Justin Wollf.
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