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It's Russia Jim but Not as We Know It
... out to Palace Square before making our way back to the hotel with very sore feet following a long day of sight seeing.
Today was our second day in St Petersburg and we were picked up at 9:30am for our only guided tour of the day out to Peterhof Palace.
The drive took about 55 minutes in heavy traffic but we got there just in front of the large tour groups.
The weather was looking ominous as Sergei started the tour of the lower garden and ...
The Splendor of Peterhof
... tour event…the St Petersburg Canal Cruise. We boarded our launch and started down the Neva River whose banks we had explored for the last three days. There are 66 rivers and canals in St Petersburg and the view from the water is as impressive as it is from the land. It was easy to see why St Petersburg is known as the "The Venice of the North".
No sooner had I settled back in my seat and aimed my camera at the Winter Palace than my picture ...
Rolling our way through Russia
... part of the day was figuring out what time it was as we passed through 5 time zones over the 3 days.
From Vladimir we went straight to Suzdal which is a gorgeous town filled with churches, and about 50 brides on a Saturday! After a few relaxing days, we continued on the train to Moscow to see the classic sights of the Kremlin, St Basils Cathedral, and of course the waxy mumified body of of 'comrade Lenin'. We ...
For me: Great City Wanna Be
... out how rude British and American customs and immigration officials can be to non-Americans or non-Brits. I have no argument. Immigration people are usually nasty. But not this evening.
Having missed our workouts for two days in a row due to early departures from the ship, we made up for it. Cianan went to the gym for weights and treadmill and I trekked to the Promenade Deck to get my four miles in. Showered, we headed for the late dinner seating at our assigned table ...
Work is the Curse of the Drinking Classes
... lippedly. There were those who seemed to use the flowers as a backdrop to show what they were selling, and then there were those who stooped down and held wide their arms, as if to say, "Look vat I have picked from ze taiga just for you Igor!" Every single one did it. Although watching Russians pose is another thing that never gets old, we did let our eyes wander...just long enough to see the man in the rabbit suit. A full-grown man in a full-grown rabbit suit. He ...
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