"Well we've arrived in Russia and everything is going great. We are currently in the Hermitage museum and feeling a bit exhausted from all the walking so are just taking a break. St ..."
"I wouldn't say I have culture shock just yet, just culture fascination. I'm told that we are in the "honeymoon phase" of the trip. The 4th or 5th week we will inevitably experience ..."
"Brad: Founded by Peter the Great as his 'window to the west', St. Petersburg is the most European of Russia's cities and the perfect place to ease ourselves into 3 weeks in the wor ..."
"Here are our updates from St. Petersburg. We arrived Wednesday morning after an eight hour train ride. We shared our cabin with a man named Igor who is a professor ..."
"This was a once-in-a-lifetime visit to see Russia. We left the ship early in the morning to begin on an all day tour of the city. One funny theme throughout the day was ..."
"Wednesday, August 09, 2006 St. Petersburg, Russia (Completed after return to Chicago) Dear Readers: I find that I am totally unable to sleep in the lurching train compartment with ..."
"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 m ..."
"Entry into Russia is strictly controlled and you must be part of an escorted tour or else submit a detailed tourist visa application that inquires about your profession, special sk ..."
"Well, here I am in St. Petersburg, safe and sound. The trip almost started off poorly though. I was sitting at my gate in the Philadelphia airport, listening to my iPod ..."
"Seventh Pit Stop: St. Petersburg, Russia (Sankt-Peterburg, Rossiya) Local Time: 12:22PM, Friday US Central Daylight Saving Time: 3 AM, Friday Opulence, Grandeur, Majesty. These are ..."
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