Hostel Abat-jour
Travel Blogs from St. Petersburg
Assassinations and Pierogis
... said that this curse was a punishment from Allah for the family changing religions. For each generation, only one child would live. If four children were born, one would be a stillbirth, one would die in infancy, and a third would die of illness in childhood. Only one would ever survive into adulthood. But the family palace is not famous for its beauty or the family curse. It is famous for an instance that once happened in ...
St Petersburg: Venice of the North
... one minute viewing the three million items at the Hermitage, we would be here for eleven years.”
It was not always that way. In 1764, Catherine the Great started the collection with 255 paintings and other artifacts. These works included such artists as DaVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Renoir, Cezanne, Manet, Monet, Van Gogh, Matisse and many more. For over a century, only the Czars and royal guests could enjoy the growing collection. It was not until 1852 ...
Leningrad
This is a top pick!
... in the turn to Autumn.
St P has a clear Western and Russian mix. On the one hand you can be listening to Russian folk music, then later dancing to the latest tunes in a club. Not me though, I barely have smart enough attire to enter a museum, let alone a bar or club.
A few things of interest that I saw were everyone dressed like it is December in the UK. Thick coats, ...
Russian Palace Roulette
... from the city of St. Petersburg so that they would not be destroyed. They are all here, replaced, and on display as (we are told) they were way back then. That was one forward-looking museum director to be sure. He (I have forgotten his name) should be revered.
For me, it just doesn’t work. The place (perhaps because of the weather) seemed dingy. The one exception was the GOLD ROOM which blew my socks off but, sadly, photographs are not allowed in ...
Work is the Curse of the Drinking Classes
... tell me I was slouching, and then go on to slur something I didn't quite get but understood the gist of.
-I saw a man circling a public fountain yelling "let's go let's let's go!!!". As I got closer, I saw he had a ferret on a leash in the fountain and was making it swim laps. He then let it out to shake off.
-We saw a man walking a pet sheep down the main street in St Petersburg near the main railway station.
Good grief. I love you Russia.
...
Location
Map this hostelOther places to stay in St. Petersburg
-
CubaHostel
?78, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $16 -
St. Petersburg International Hostel
1, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $21 -
Puppet Theatre Hostel
1, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $22 -
Nevsky Hostel
1, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $24 -
Hostel Griboedova, 71
1, St. Petersburg | Hostel -
Hostel Metro Tour
1, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $12 -
7 bridges Hostel
1, St. Petersburg | Hostel -
Pilau Hostel
1, St. Petersburg | 2 star hostelfrom $15 -
Right On Nevsk Hostel
1, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $17 -
Crazy Duck Hostel
1, St. Petersburg | Hostel -
Hostel All Seasons
1, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $33 -
Hotel EngEcon
1, St. Petersburg | Hostel -
Baskov Hotel
1, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $95 -
Holiday Hostel
1, St. Petersburg | Hostel -
Sleep Cheap
1, St. Petersburg | Hostel -
Hostel Zimmer Nice
?78, St. Petersburg | Hostel -
Antonio House Hostel
?78, St. Petersburg | 2 star hostelfrom $23 -
Soul Kitchen Hostel
Downtown/Center City/Historic Area, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $17 -
Sunny Hostel
1, St. Petersburg | 1 star hostelfrom $15 -
Graffiti Hostel
Центральный район, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $13 -
Missis Hudson Hostel
Downtown/Center City/Historic Area, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $23 -
Acme Hostel
1, St. Petersburg | 1 star hostelfrom $24 -
Gogol Mogol Hostel
Stahanovcev St. 9A Flat 15, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $23 -
Uno Hostel
Nevsky Prospekt 16, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $17 -
Rainbow Hostel
Dostoevskogo Str 36, St. Petersburg | 2 star hostelfrom $18 -
Central Hostel
5 Nevsky prospect, 4 floor, apart. 8, St. Petersburg | Hostelfrom $16
