My Neighborhood

Yesterday was the coldest day I have ever experienced in my life. It was also gorgeous outside. Give and take. I decided to take my camera for a stroll around my neighborhood to share my surroundings with you guys!

This is my lovely apartment building. On the first floor we have a little bar (that I have yet to go to) and a dry cleaners, or something like that. It's not modern, but it's cozy, and I have a really good-sized room.

100 feet from the entrance to my apartment is Bolshoi Prospect, a big street with lots of high-end stores and other lovely expensive things. On the corner we have an Italian restaurant (pictured) and a Japanese one just beyond it. At the end of the street is an even bigger one, Kamennoostrovsky. 

This is Truffle, my new home of sugary goodness. It's two blocks away and not too expensive considering its surroundings. 

A little farther along is Be Free, the cute cute CUTEST clothing store. It's right next to our bus stop and everything is just barely out of my price range. 

At this point on the excursion, I took a detour and grabbed a chocolate muffin. I enjoyed this muffin. 

The next stop on our tour is Reeb Gosh. It's Sephora on steroids. Russian women are known for always having perfect hair and makeup, and this is because their beauty stores are enormous. There's a cafe in it, I don't even know what to say. 

I've been wanting to buy a couple pillows to make my bed here cozier, so I decided to stop into the furniture store right across the street from my house. Little did I know that pillows on Bolshoi Prospect are $200...I decided to keep exploring my options on a later day.

It started getting dark now, so I made my way back up the street (having gone in a loop). The sky was still beautifully blue and it made my soul sparkle. 

With my camera out, it really made me start paying more attention to my surroundings and how beautiful the buildings here are. I felt very posh walking around such marvelous buildings with fancy clothes in them. 

My last stop before heading home was a record shop a the block next to my house. It seemed kinda boring until I found this and just had to share it: "very strange music." Hmm...

Anyway, that's my neighborhood! I really like it here so far, and I'm sure there's much more to explore!