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Travelling north
... of a chuckle - the local guide speaks no English, but according to Fair Work Russia rules, she has to be on board for the tour. Our guide does most of the heavy lifting, and defers to the local guide occasionally out of courtesy.
When the tour is finished, we trek back onto the bus for the drive back to Moscow to catch the train. Our guide is concerned about the traffic, and we leave a half-hour or so early to make ...
City of Evil
... From where I was sitting on the passenger seat, I could only see the dial up to 140km/p and I know the dial was well past that, crossing several lanes at a time, running shitbox’ off the road, etc. Vlad would not have been out of place at Daytona. Wouldn’t get that with a tour transfer.
After pulling up at the hotel after an entertaining 15 mins or so, I was to learn that the agreed price with Vlad had changed somewhat. After a little back and forth the ...
Vodka!
... ride down and when I finally got there it looked like a Harry Potter movie. There were loads of people in this hallway waiting in front of doors. Once the metro arrived, the doors opened, everyone got in and the metro left. Quite funny.
After I found the hostel I met the people I will be with on the train for the next 3 weeks. They seem really nice and we went out into town to get to know each other and had our first of many real Russian vodka.
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Saint Petersburg
... and part of an old run down residential building. You have to enter a code to get past a giant gate that secures the residential complex. Once inside it is really nice and the staff and fellow travelers are all very friendly.
The first place I visited, called Peterhof, was about 45 minutes out of St Petersburg and required navigation on the metro and then a public bus (always fun in a new ...
Pie Making and night walks
This is a top pick!
... it look like glitter was falling out of the sky, It was really quite something.
PS Thankyou SO much to everyone for your comments and wishes, Please keep them coming! (So I know you're not bored of me yet!) I know I haven't emailed anyone individually, but I'm trying to keep the blog as amusing and involved as possible for you all and it's only what I'd say in an email, so I appreciate every message I get and I'm thinking of you all. big hugs xxx
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