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Finally in Russia again
... plus it cost 480 rubles or something like that, about $12. Then we went downstairs and my daughter is hungry and we haven't had lunch.
Dasha is waiting for us in the lobby but she is flexible and takes us next door to the grocery. There aren't any veggies for sale. I get a hot dog in a bun and my daughter gets some chicken and also a can of green beans. We get water. We are off to the hermitage but ...
River Cruise and the Hermitage
... with an English-speaking guide. We waited a while at the loading area and met another couple from Australia. They were very open and we talked about politics in our respective countries for awhile before boarding the boat. We traveled down the Fontanka and through 2-3 canals until we reached the Neva River. The Neva is quite broad and we were told that is about 75ft deep. The rivers and canals in St. Petersburg are all lined with ...
STP-history remembered
... by the tragedy. It was a very interesting and powerful day and one that deepened our understanding of this very special city.
This evening, we went to a restaurant very close to the restaurant the Mesto Cafe and it was certainly one of our favourites of anywhere we went in St. Petersburg. The decor, service and food were all first class. Really friendly, attentive and the live piano set such a fantastic ambiance as well.
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St Petersburg festivities...
... in the US. They have the option of being buried in the cathedral if they choose. If not, they can stay wherever they want.
Hermitage
After the stop at the Fortress, we headed to the Hermitage. The museum is like the Louve in that it was once the winter palace of the czars and has now become a museum. There are great works of art inside. I would love to show pictures of the inside, but I cant because I followed the "no camera's inside" rule. I ...
Second Morning in St. Petersburg
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The palace park is actually divided into two sections. Immediately behind the palace is the Regular Park. It is a formal park with geometrically laid out pathways, hedges and lines of trees. It include sculptures and formal ponds. The other section, the Landscape Park is to the South of the palace and the Regular Park and is much larger and less rigidly structured. It includes a large pond (more like a small ...