The excitement begins

With the purchase today of my guide book, the collection of my money from the post office and only 5 days to go, the prospect of our trip to St Petersburg has suddenly become very real.

Every since I was a little girl (goodness I must have a good memory) there have been 2 places I wanted to visit: Mexico and Russia. I remember being so jealous one Christmas when I received a book of Tales from Japan (which was an absolutely beautifully illustrated book) but my sister got Tales from Russia!

So I have to say thank you to Ivan for letting me be one of the teachers who goes on the Art trip this year, although I'm not looking forward to the 5am start on Thursday morning.