Monument to Catherine the Great St. Petersburg

... . In St Petersburg it's Nika, who is only 18, I'd have never thought she was that young. She knows everything about St Petersburg and is able to answer any question that we have (Although I've probably already forgotten almost everything that she told ...

... by the numerous canals, but I found them lacking the intimacy and charm of those found in European cities. Instead, canals in St. Petersburg were broad promenades where the boats seemed to be on parade and the buildings stood as a backdrop ...

Without a doubt, the most interesting aspect of my stay in St Petersburg has been the people I encoutered through couchsurfing (www.couchsurfing.com) and the glimpse they gave me of real life for real Russians.  And after spending my first night in ...

... fun." So the old adage holds true - possibly the fastest 2 weeks of my life! An absolutely wonderful homestay in St Petersburg with the Golubev family; Grigori (the lamb connossieur), Elena (the chef extraordinaire), Vova (the ultimate gentleman), ...

... Russia After our day in the St. Petersburg suburbs we headed out for a laid back evening in St. Petersburg.   We visited a Russian grocery store, we strolled along Nevsky Prospect, the main shopping street in St. Petersburg, ...

... , Russia founded by Tsar Peter I in 1703 was the capital of the Russian Empire for more than 200 years. St. Petersburg lost this distiction after the Russian Revolution in 1917. Over the years the name changed to Petrograd (1914-1924) and then to  ...

... guide du routard (same kind in french), and at the end it was a good choice as I did a lot of visit at least in St Petersburg by my own just walking in the street and bumping in nice monument all the time, and following the instruction of all the Russian ...

... to see in Russia.  They have 3-4 operas, philharmonic and ballet performances every night of the week in St. Petersburg.  Most are in large performance halls.  The Hermitage Theater is located right on the Neva River, very ...

I took my 31 hours train the 5th of May from Murmansk arrival the 6th afternoon in St Petersburg. It's a kind of first step before the transiberian. As I explained in the previous entry, I took the less expensive ticket, which gave me the oppurtinity to ...

... that Moscow was like walking through an architectural museum...if that's true then Moscow is the ugly step-child in comparison to St. Petersburg - the most beautiful and amazing city I've ever seen!! I really don't even know where to begin in describing ...