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Days 20 to 22: St Petersburg
... uncertain terms, on the natural order of things!
After our trip to the Hermitage we went for a wander around the river and canals to the Peter and Paul fortress. The walk taught us many things about Russians – they love having their pictures taken, they always strike a pose and you MUST have your wedding pictures taken with an exotic backdrop. We walked past at least 10 wedding parties getting thousands of photos done. Even those not tying the knot were at it. We ...
What an amazing city!
... populace as well.
In the early 1700’s, Tsar Peter the Great felt that his country needed to look more toward the West. He also wanted a port on the Baltic, so he decided to create a new city with western influences in the swamp that was the mouth of the Neva River as it entered the Gulf of Finland, and he moved Russia’s government there. Using an urban plan taken somewhat from Amsterdam, he created a couple of major ...
Our Adventure in St.Petersburg
... to pull them up the couple of stairs as there was no ramp access, walk through the building stopping at a window counter for the passport check then walk out the other end down the steps and reload our cases. Bec was the smartest of us all as she managed to get through first. I thought age must play a part although she assures us it was because her case came off the bus early.
So there we were in Russia, another currency to experience "Russian Ruble". For Euro 50 ...
Opsamling på Skt. Petersborg
... bakke med; blodpølse, alm. pølse
(russerne elsker pølse), sommerrødbedesuppe, en halv squash med kyllingelever,
oksekød med smeltet ost og en pommes frites eller to. Mens vi sad og fortærede
dette festmåltid, blev vi underholdt af musik som Bob Marley og Wham med Last
Christmas… Russerne fatter alligevel ikke hvad de synger.
Allerede hjemme i Danmark, havde vi begge set en film og
matroserne fra Kronsjtadt (en lille ø i Den Finske Bugt ...
Over the border
... to Rubles which works out approx 4 to 10p so feeling quite rich as mostly in notes. We have been told to only drink bottled water from now on or champagne as it is very cheap here?
We are off to do the sights tommorrow including the Winter palace and The Hermitage, also hopeing to wave to the webcam from St Petersberg square.
Well must go and use all the free soap, put on the shower cap and use all the towels.
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Location
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Grand Hotel Europe by Orient-Express
1, St. Petersburg | 5 star hotelfrom $363- Shabby room, depressing beds
- Grand Location, Grand Lobby, Not Such A Grand Value
- Relying on a reputation long gone
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Park Inn Pulkovskaya, St. Petersburg
?47, St. Petersburg | 4 star hotelfrom $135 -
Sokos Hotel Olympia Garden
1, St. Petersburg | 4 star hotelfrom $139 -
Holiday Inn St. Petersburg Moskovskye Vorota
1, St. Petersburg | 4 star hotelfrom $161 -
Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya St Petersburg
1, St. Petersburg | 3 star hotel- Too large and cold
- Very nice and really not that far out,if you can manage the metro 10minute walk.
- Nothing to Write Home About
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Saint-Petersburg Hotel
1, St. Petersburg | 3 star hotelfrom $86 -
Sokos Hotel Vasilievsky
?7, St. Petersburg | 4 star hotelfrom $161 -
AZIMUT Hotel St. Petersburg
?6, St. Petersburg | 3 star hotelfrom $66 -
Ambassador Hotel
1, St. Petersburg | 4 star hotelfrom $127 -
Radisson Royal Hotel, St.Petersburg
Downtown/Center City/Historic Area, St. Petersburg | 5 star hotelfrom $224- Great Location
- Loved Radisson Royal
- Great Hotel & Staff
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Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg
Downtown/Center City/Historic Area, St. Petersburg | 4 star hotelfrom $232- Zufriedenstellend
- Great Hotel!
- Fine
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Novotel St Petersburg Centre
Downtown/Center City/Historic Area, St. Petersburg | 4 star hotelfrom $183 -
Petro Palace Hotel
1, St. Petersburg | 4 star hotelfrom $181- Excellent Hotel
- Delighted with our choice
- Good, but not really 4 star
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Courtyard St Petersburg Vasilievsky
?8, St. Petersburg | 4 star hotelfrom $163 -
Rossiya Hotel St. Petersburg
?47, St. Petersburg | 3 star hotelfrom $112 -
Dostoevsky Hotel
1, St. Petersburg | 3 star hotelfrom $126- Dirty rooms, unfriendly staff.
- OK - not much more
- Very good Hotel
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Rocco Forte Hotel Astoria
?7, St. Petersburg | 5 star hotelfrom $326- Our Oasis
- A Hotel with history.
- Good service, overpriced meals
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Kempinski Hotel Moika 22
1, St. Petersburg | 5 star hotelfrom $342- Agree with everyone. Terrific hotel
- Excellent
- Fantastic hotel, perfect location
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Hotel Ibis St. Petersburg Centre
University City/West Philadelphia, St. Petersburg | 3 star hotelfrom $104 -
Business Hotel Karelia
1, St. Petersburg | 2 star hotelfrom $102 -
Angleterre Hotel
1, St. Petersburg | 5 star hotelfrom $212- Best bet in St. Pete
- Overpriced
- Good Location poor service
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Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge
?7, St. Petersburg | 5 star hotelfrom $194 -
Hotel Oktiabrskaya
Downtown/Center City/Historic Area, St. Petersburg | 3 star hotelfrom $114 -
Andersen Hotel
1, St. Petersburg | 3 star hotelfrom $112 -
Nevsky Grand Hotel
1, St. Petersburg | 3 star hotel$257 average- Ubicazione fantastica. Prezzo accessibile. Staff cordiale.
- Super Location
- Small yet Clean
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Radisson Sonya Hotel
1, St. Petersburg | 4 star hotelfrom $155
