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surprises
I just had a good laugh about the tunnels under the street. We also couldn't figure out how to cross the 10 lanes of traffic until we stumbled upon one of those tunnels.
I can't think of any huge surprises. There were a couple of little things that surprised me - no washcloths at the hotels or anywhere (brought my own on the second trip), you don't clean off your own table in McDonalds in Russia the workers come over and clear it (little different from here), and the fact that everyone lived in apartments. We adopted in St. Petersburg and we didn't see any houses until you get outside of the city a ways. I was also surprised that everyone walked everywhere. I live in the suburbs of Atlanta and we are super dependent on cars to get around.
I agree with the other posters about looking at your trip like an adventure. I was scared before our first trip and it turned out that I actually enjoyed it. I felt like an expert when I went back on the second trip. Good Luck!
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