Explosion in St Petersburg

Almost forgot to tell you this.

All day we had seen the buildup of troops. On the way back past The Hermitage, the main road was closed. We were forced to take a long detour and passed several checkpoints.

Then, in the evening, it came. We were settling down when the explosion occurred. No. not the apartment hit by mortar. Once the metal bands from the Shampanskoye - Russian champagne - were released, it exploded, hitting the ceiling.

We took it as a sign to start on the pre dinner drinks.