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St Petersburg
... my documents in quite right and the lady/rottweiler behind the glass gave me a stern talking to, just as well I couldn't understand her! On arrival in St Petersburg, we were early so decided to hit the pavements and set out on a 5 hour walk around the city to orientate ourselves and discover the sights. I hadn't realised that St Petersburg was right on the coast and was the self styled "Venice of the North". I imagine in the summer it's super pretty and ...
Historical SPb, Tired Feet and Zakuski
... the favoured spot for just-married couples and their merry drink-toting entourages to light paper balloons and set them floating up over the River Neva. Then there was the customary ritual of the newly weds to drink a glass of champagne together and then smash the glasses on the granite pillar. Later I saw a council worker sweeping the mess up, only to have another nuptial party come and do it all again.
I walked alot today. And I ...
To Russia with Love: Berlin - St. Petersburg
... were returned to us without too much delay. We were woken again some time later to change the bogies on the train - Belarusian (and Russian) trains run on different gauge tracks than those in Western Europe. It's a slow process separating the carriages and raising each one individually while they roll the new wheels under.
On the second night of the train journey we decided to sample ...
Last day in St. Petersburg
... to Vladimir at 5:20pm. The train actually goes further, so Vladimir isn’t the last stop, which meant that we had to wake up at 4:20am to get off the train at Vladimir before a 40 minute bus ride to a small Village called Suzdal. When we arrived in Suzdal we discovered that our room was the only one still occupied, so while everyone else got to sleep in real beds for three hours before breakfast, we had to make do in the conference room of the ...
Here for a good time, not a long time
... not the cleanest of places, and I've been eating street food which may or may not be kept at FoodSafe temperatures. It's a bit like playing Russian Roulette, but I'm hoping my last hot dog won't shoot my brains out. If you don't hear from me in about a week, you'll know I'm making full use of my travel insurance. (I'm not trying to make light of this; I really am scared.)
Yesterday and today were just frustrating.
I went to the post office to ...