Before arriving and experiencing the white nights for myself I was wondering what it might be like. What does it look like? Daylight 24x7? How does it make you feel? So now having been to Saint Petersburg and experienced the white nights - I too now struggle to describe it. The skies are not in perpetual midday light. However it stays feeling like daylight til midnight and then it feels like twilight. The sky turns a lovely dark blue which is an amazing backdrop to the illuminated buildings.
People feel more energised than is typical for night so you find yourself joining people for a stroll around the city. As its summer the cooler evenings make for a more pleasant walk anyway. Many of the cities museums have gotten into the spirit and you can for example climb up to the platform of Saint Isaacs Cathedral at 2am.
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