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During the first part of the 19th century, 11,000 serfs drove 25,000 wooden planks into the ground creating the foundation for what would become St Isaac's Cathedral. More than 100 kilos of pure gold was used to gild the dome a... more
St. Petersburg Travel Experiences
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Vodka and Cavier: nice
We left Irkutsk for what would be our longest journey on a train yet - a full three days of nonstop travel. We were actually going first... Continue reading »
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Leningrad - the city of the Tzars
Today we not only had Anastasia, but Rustom joined us as well as our driver. We met them out front of the Petro Palace Hotel at 9am. St.... Continue reading »
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End of the Line
Toni & David (with me tucked safely away in Toni's handbag) took the overnight train to Saint Petersburg. On arrival at the stat... Continue reading »
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Vacation in St. Petersburg...
Hermitage is a must see... with all the paintings of Remberandt, Picasso and Kivinsky et alPushkin is in the suburbs and the whole trip t... Continue reading »
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Hydrofoils, fountains and gold at Peterhof
We had read Peterhof was a good place to go, around a 30 minute ride by hydrofoil from the banks of the Neva out into the Gulf of Finland... Continue reading »
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Popular St. Petersburg Hotels
- Apricot Hostel
- Rossiya St Petersburg
- Novotel St Petersburg Centre
- St. Petersburg Serviced Apartments
- Rinaldi by the Hermitage
- Hotel Pribaltiyskaya
- Moskva Hotel
- Pulkovskaya Hotel
- Best Eastern Piter Hotel
- Azimut Hotel St Petersburg
Popular St. Petersburg Things to Do
- Dvortsovaia Ploshchad' (Palace Square)
- Edmond J Safra Grand Choral Synagogue (The)
- Ermitazh (Hermitage, The)
- Letnyi Sad (Summer Gardens)
- Griboedov Club
- Titanik (Titanic)
- Peterhof
- Tavricheskii Sad (Tauride Gardens, The)
- Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad
- Petropavlovskaia Krepost' (Peter and Paul Fortress)
