Renaissance Saint Petersburg Hotel St. Petersburg
Pochtamtskaya Str. 4 St. Petersburg, North-West Russia, 190000, Russian Federation
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St.Petersburg, home of the Tsars.
*****Francais plus bas. St.Petersburg is very different from Moscow. Located at the western most tip of Russia, it has a lot more to do with the west than Moscow. Under Tsar rule, St.Petersburg was the capital of the empire. The Tsar frequently had the best Europeen architects come to St.Petersburg to lay it out and make it one of the most …
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Comrades, Ahead! (Това
... other than rush hour, at which time nothing is a good option.
Marshrutka drivers and I usually get along well because we are both foreign and I am nicer to them than lots of the jerk Russians that they serve. One, whose route I frequent, remembers my name. If you're not sure where you're going and you ask nicely; they'll tell you when it's your stop.
5. To the Suburbs!
Russian electric trains are probably the best option ...
Another Day, Another Russian Palace
... avoid. Number one: police. We were advised not to even make eye contact with the individuals our previous guide called, "road rubbish." Our driver, Slava, was detained for "documents check" for about 15 minutes in the squad car. We suspect he paid a bribe, and we were on our way. It was unsettling.
More political discussion ensued, with Natalia asking us about the U.S. and also sharing her views on things. She said that ...
Monday Begins on Saturday
... wanted me to start my internship at 11:30 that day, so I dropped all my plans and went to work. The lady I'm working with, Lera, is lovely, and we worked in both English and Russian. I spent some time fixing up a poorly translated website, and then she let me go around 2:30. The view from my office is across the Neva to the Rostral columns on Vasilevsky Island, and we have a fan, which was a Godsend during the hot weather. ...
They think its all over, it is now!
... no tea, just luke warm goats milk, rice and salt!!
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