Feb 05, 2011: Just in an hour we were, as Andrei sais, “rushed through and kicked out” of the greenhouses — no one is allowed to walk there without an excursion, normal people prefer to move with normal pace, and we, unlike others, prefer to “hang for some time” in every interesting landscape. So, as it was prohibited to stay in the greenhouses, I suggested to visit the Botanical museum. I`ve never been there before. The museum has a vast collection of specimens. This photo shows only a staircase leading to the 3rd floor, and this is a kind of herbarium — various labelled stems. Unfortunately, on entering the museum I`ve got a soar throat and during the whole stay I was tortured by the sultry air. Anyway, Andrei felt ok.

St. Petersburg Botanical Museum