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So long Russia
... standard be careful,
the 'Holy **** have a pair of eyes surgically implanted in the back of your
head,’ be careful. Russia can be a dangerous country; I saw an altercation in
the streets of Moscow at 2am that looked pretty bad, but I never felt unusually
unsafe. It’s pretty much like anywhere else; mind your own business, watch
where you’re going, don’t **** anyone off, and you’ll be fine. If ...
Petersburger
... salon and so we treated ourselves and had a coffee there) We could only afford the cheap seats so spend most of the ballet leaning over the railing so we could see the whole stage but it was pretty awesome. We saw 'The Corsair' which we again realised (after our attempt to understand La Boheme last year in Verona) we should have looked up the story line before went. We got that there were some pirates who were saved by some good looking chicks. The girls were then ...
St. Petersburg-the splendours of Peterhof
On our first full day, we visited Peterhof about an hour outside of the city with our lovely guide Irina. It was our first real look at the city and after the initial shock at its sprawling size, we began to feel more comfortable here.
Peterhof is the summer palace of Peter the Great, who founded the city in 1703 and is responsible for bringing Russian closer to Europe, both diplomatically, geographically and culturally. It is ...
St. Petersburg - First Afternoon
... Hall, another large reception room featuring gold columns and chandeliers. Next to it is a long gallery called the 1812 War Gallery featuring portraits of the generals who were heroes of the War of 1812 and subsequent campaigns. At one end is a huge portrait of Alexander I. Along the sides are many head and shoulder portraits as well as some full portraits of important generals. It is interesting ...
Kulturschock
... ein schönes kleines Restaurant namens „Soup Vino“ und lassen es uns dort gut gehen. Mike erzählt uns viel über die Transsibirische Eisenbahn, und macht es uns schmackhaft mit Erzählungen von stinkenden alten Männern, die nachts alle mit ihrem Schnarchen und Pupsen wachhalten. Trotzdem freuen wir uns riesig auf die Transsib!
Leider verlässt uns Andy am Abend um sich auf den Weg nach Moskau zu machen, wo er die Transsibirische Eisenbahn bis nach Irkutsk ...