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St. Petersburg
Good start to the day with brekker in bed on the train and arrive in St Petersburg at 9am, met by a local guide Olga who was a cocky little cow and had a bus tour of the city til midday stopping at Palace Bridge with view of St Peter and Paul fortress, the hermitage (winter palace) and stock exchange etc. Then drive over to said fortress and wander …
From Russia With Love
... got on board the ship and found our way to our cabin on level 6 of the ship, we had splashed out and had a room to ourselves with a bathroom and a sea view (or window as you call it on a boat). Once we were settled in our little cabin we went off to explore and we could not believe the size of the boat, you could put the entire Condor fleet in the car deck. There was a cinema, a night club, at least 3 huge bars, a casino, 5 restaurants, a gym, swimming pool, sauna ...
A bit Petersburg Tong... Part 2
... with families in tow, and random locals seemed to get involved too, cheering and clapping and taking pictures. It was quite nice to see this tradition, and aside from hiring photographer, limo and outfits, I bet it doesn't break the bank either...
So I ended up at the Peter and Paul fortress, which is an island stronghold dating back several hundred years, where there was some sort of Red Bull MTV beach party event going on, and I found myself in a park full of girls ...
Back in the USSR
... chainsaws to go with the raising of the bridge then I could see the attraction, but otherwise a cruise earlier in the night would have been just as good. After docking back in the canal we walked home stopping at a park outside of the Alexandrivskiy Theatre and the square in from of it that has the unofficial name of "The Catherine’s Garden" because of its monument to Catherine the Great surrounded by key figures of her rein in the ...
Art, art, more art, and Friday Night Light
... if St. Petersburg reminded us of Amsterdam, and we didn't really think it did. Once we had the opportunity to explore the canal system here, it became much more apparent that St. Petersburg was indeed a city of canals.
After the boat tour we returned to the hotel for naps and laundry. Then it was time to venture out to St. Petersburg Friday Night. Our hotel manager gave us very enthusiastic advice about restaurant choices, and we settled ...
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