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Last day in Saint P, a sub zero sunny day and a hidden jewel

Friday 30th October A slightly more leisurely start to the day with nothing vital to do and the prospect of a long day ahead. As we opened the curtains we saw a truly glorious sunny day outside. After breakfast, we packed our bags and took them downstairs to be stored until our taxi at 3:30. ...

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rickandsuejohnson on November 5 from Saint Petersburg, Russia

from the travel blog: Venice of the North - St Petersburg

From the plushness of Puskin to the heights of St Isaac's and shopping at Gostinyy Dvor

Thursday 29th October Up reasonably early again, to be breakfasted and ready for our trip to Pushkin by 10. We have discovered that by taking the 'dietary breakfast' option, we get a huge breakfast; a glass of orange juice, a coffee, yoghurt, a good portion of muesli, a large fresh fruit salad...

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rickandsuejohnson on October 31 from Saint Petersburg, Russia

from the travel blog: Venice of the North - St Petersburg

The City and beyond

Wednesday 28th October Today was the first of our out of town tours. Our lady guide seemed a little businesslike and in trying to make small talk, I discovered that there were some no-go and sensitive areas. I guess after many years of having to be careful about what you said and to whom,...

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rickandsuejohnson on October 29 from Saint Petersburg, Russia

from the travel blog: Venice of the North - St Petersburg

Just a flower

Flowers

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zlion on October 28 from Moscow, Russia

from the travel blog: russia trip

The Hermitage no self-respecting hermit would contemplate

Tuesday 27th October Up and out fairly early to see the bronze horseman near to St Isaac's Cathedral, then on through Admiralty Gardens to be at the Hermitage shortly after opening. After a short queue to get in, another to get our tickets and a final one to deposit our coats and bags (which...

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rickandsuejohnson on October 28 from Saint Petersburg, Russia

from the travel blog: Venice of the North - St Petersburg

Churches, bridges and men in tights.

Saturday 24th October Up at 5 and left the cottage at 6. Surprisingly heavy traffic, light rain but reached T2 for 7:15. Although we had checked in online, KLM have made the mistake of leaving the airport check in robots at the entry to the queues for the baggage drop, so people that hadn't...

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rickandsuejohnson on October 26 from Saint Petersburg, Russia

from the travel blog: Venice of the North - St Petersburg

Back to USSR

The Internet has always had a soft spot for Russia - on their tickle bone. Various jokes have been passed around on-line particularly on on-line poker rooms and forum threads on how Russians have a "different" way of approaching things. We say "different" but many actually tab it as "weird"....

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wow-traveler on October 5 from Vichino, Russia

from the travel blog: A Place To Visit And Laugh At

Transmanchurian... 7 days on the train!

As the train leaves Moscow, we wave goodbye to Natalia and Kostya and set up our cozy 2 person cabin. We quickly made a friend, Clement from France. We have a couple beers and had a great first night sleep. The thought of spending 7 days on the train seems scary at first, what are we going...

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ECRadventure on September 22 from Novosibirsk, Russia

from the travel blog: ECRadventure's Travel Blog

Magnitogorsk

Ko se nedeljsko jutro začne z alarmom ob šetih zjutraj, se slaba volja še posebej močno zalepi name.

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matija on September 20 from Magnitogorsk, Russia

from the travel blog: Nekam daleč

Moscow ... from Russia with love

Our train ride from St. Petersburg to Moscow was quite nice and well deserved after the troubles we had getting the tickets, we even got two little packages with food for the ride, like an airplane meal. We arrived at 10 pm and were greeted by Ewa’s cousin Natalia and her father Kola (Ewa’s...

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ECRadventure on September 18 from Moscow, Russia

from the travel blog: ECRadventure's Travel Blog

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