Hotel Tchekhov
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It's Russia Jim but Not as We Know It
... would be ready in a few minutes. This allowed us to have a shower and freshen up ready to meet our guide for the first tour, a car tour around the city and a visit to the Peter & Paul Fortress.
Sergei arrived right at 11am and out we went to see the city in the Merc driven by Victor.
We drove around and Sergei shared his vast knowledge of the city, pointing out important buildings and monuments and their relevant history.
Our first stop ...
The Splendor of Peterhof
... for quite some time before returning to the Grand Cascade where we ascended the long flight of steps to the Grand Palace.
We took a number of pictures from the incredible vantage point atop the bluff and then started to the exit gate. Frankly, the area had become quite crowded. Viking got us in early when there were so few people it was almost as if we owned the place (right!). It was a cool feeling. By the time the Grand Cascade fountains ...
Rolling our way through Russia
... Lake Baikal and probably the most popular stop on the trans-siberian train. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world for volume, and we read a stat that it contains more water than all of the great lakes combined!
We had reserved a room at AlpBase hostel which ended up being a bit tricky to get to as the town is not accessible by road, and by the time we got there the daily train had already left so ...
For me: Great City Wanna Be
... existing city infrastructure and buildings. What we would have seen today was obliterated. A lot of what we did see is reconstruction.
In 1991, the citizens of this city renounced the name Leningrad and the historic name of St. Petersburg was restored.
Today the city feels “European and Asian, Western and Eastern.” After a visitor finishes seeing the amazing museums and former churches and cathedrals, what one sees is Soviet style living quarters for ...
Work is the Curse of the Drinking Classes
Quite a few funny, disgusting or slightly disturbing things have happened to me over the course of my time here, and I'd like to share them with you here. Consider this the 19th century freakshow of blogs - a little bit of this and a little bit of that, designed to titillate or terrify. Be warned now ladies and gentleman that this is not for the faint of heart and contains overtly sexual references - I don't want to hear that your children or yourself were scarred for life. ...
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