Nashotel St. Petersburg
11-ya Liniya, Vasilievsky Ostrov St. Petersburg, North-West Russia, 199178, Russian Federation
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... Saturday was the big day. We started with a bus tour. I know people don't usually like them very much, but it's really the only way to see the whole city in a weekend. It seems that St. Petersburg was just made by taking 3 or 4 European cities and sticking them together. At every turn there's another huge cathedral or palace. We got to tour Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. It was very awesome, much like St. Basil's Cathedral ...
Welcome to Russia, Mr Bond!
... built around 300 years ago by Peter the Great (big man, small head, check out photo), the whole centre has a certain harmony to it and is very beautiful.
We found our hostel quite easily, just off Nevski Prospect, the main avenue. The hostel was great, very friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. After blinis for breakfast (very like crepes), we spent the rest of the day walking around, along the Neva and the canals. The first night was our only pre-booked 'event' of our ...
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
... Van Goghs, and other Impressionist painters. It took us about 5 hours to see the whole museum, but a lot of that time was spent trying to find out where we are on the map. One thing I have found with Russian museums is that nothing is really labelled properly, and the museum layouts are maze-like and not intuitive. You have to do a lot of backtracking to see everything. Anyway, it was filled with guided tours in Russian, and was nowhere ...
Money Makes the World Go 'Round
... didn't want some big burly man coming out and yelling at me. This is serious money with serious security.
Last night, I met up with some Americans whom I had contacted on the Lonely Planet travel forum. They had initially asked if anybody in the Pacific Northwest had been to Russia and could advise them. For months, we emailed back and forth, giving advice and translating and sending emails off to the four corners. We met last night at a ...
They think its all over, it is now!
... the city is of course the world famous Hermitage Museum. Billed as one of the best in the world, it certainly lived up to that billing. Seeing works of art from the likes of Monet, Rodin, Van Gogh and Matisse in such as spectacular setting was a real treat. The museum buildings are works of art in their own right, with ornate ceilings, inlayed doors, gold door handles and huge expanses of intricate patterned wooden floors. We had attempted to book tickets ...



