Am sat in a little cafe in the middle of Irkutsk, which would definately not have found had it not been for our guide Kostya, who has been brilliant. But back to that a bit later. Have done so much since arriving in Russia that really can't believe I have been here 12 days already. Its been non-stop the whole time, even 3 days on a train with enforced relaxation was anything but boring. St Petersburg was beautiful, I have never seen architecture like it, with such a mixture of influences from western europe, but the most stunning is the classic baroque style of The Church on Spilled Blood. For me St Petersburg was better than Moscow, where, although very impressive and magnificent it didn't have the charm of St Petersburg. Maybe it was because it
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