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The Edmond J Safra Grand Choral Synagogue is the second largest and second most architecturally elegant synagogue in Europe, its cupola reaching a height of some 47 meters. It was built in Arabesque-Mauritanian style between 18... more
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It was Catherine the Great who was responsible for creating the celebrated Hermitage museum within the walls of her glorious Imperial residence, the Winter Palace. At the time of her death the collection contained nearly 4,000... more
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This is a club with attributes no other should really be without. Friendly and down-to-earth, cheap and never quiet, arrivals enter through an unassuming ground-level entrance before heading down into the nether regions below.... more
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Hidden behind a cluster of trees on the banks of the Neva is the oldest building in St Petersburg. This is a three-room log cabin, which was home to the city's founder, Peter the Great. He lived here in 1703 while supervising t... more
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They turn the lights down low more than they used to here on the weekends, probably in an attempt to create more intimacy, though you might have difficulty picking out your friends on the other side of the bar. This is one plac... more
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The building was formerly the home of Petersburg's most famous ballerina before the Revolution. Subsequently appropriated by the Bolsheviks, it eventually became the museum of the 'Great October Socialist Revolution'. Now conta... more
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During a 10 year period (1801-1811), master builder Andrei Voronikhin oversaw construction of this huge building, a majestic semicircular colonnade standing on Nevskii Prospekt. The 96 Corinthian columns are reminiscent of St P... more
Saint Petersburg Travel Experiences
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Back in the U.S.S.R. NOT!
Hello everyone! Time is flying - our adventure in St. Pete has come to an end quickly. The White Nights were down right spooky;... Continue reading »
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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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I don't know what to call this but I have to give...
We arrived in St Petersburg in the early morning and bundled all our stuff off the train and into dodgy taxis. The drivers were obviously... Continue reading »
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