Strelka St. Petersburg

... ) we headed there and turned left towards the Neva River about a mile and three quarters away. Everything I've read about St Petersburg (including the city guides in our hotel room) has said that Nevsky Prospekt is the city's seething main ...

... had more name changes than P Diddy or Prince!! St. Petersburg is located on the Neva River and being a major city of the Russian Federation, this didn't come without restrictions. Not because it is located on the Neva or because it was a city but because ...

... sarong, a smile. • The first time I have been pushed since leaving China was by a Chinese tourist in the St. Petersburg metro. Ok, theoretically an observation, but it's good to know that this pesky behavior has geographic limits for future ...

... so woke up the poor girl on night shift. After a few hours of sleep we decided to wander about the city.   St Petersburg is a very different city from Moscow. It seemed like the entire central part of the city was 18th or 19th century buildings, ...

... and I hopped on our favorite number 7 bus to the other end of Vasilevsky Island. Geography Noter: Vasilevsky Island is where St. Petersburg originally started, because it was the sturdiest ground in the whole swampy area. One end borders the Gulf of ...