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Europe » Russia » Northwest » Pskov August 31st 2013

I bought the one-day excursion for me and Luda online from the website of Pervye Linii for 1190 Roubles ( I and Luda had separate places (there is no option to book certain seats from the website), she asked a person to change, the person refused saying ‘I don’t want to’, so we sat separately and I listened to music during the whole drive. I listened to almost nothing the guide was telling us, though, undoubtedly, her speech was interesting and full of details. The first stop on the itinerary was Pskov, where I have been a year ago. This time I listened to the guide’s story about the Kremlin, the cathedral remains, and other things. There (and in Pechory Monastery as well) we met quite a lot of small (2-3 persons) groups with a personal ... read more
Saint (Pechory)
Wall of Pechory Monastery
Pechory Monastery

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Pskov September 26th 2012

Perhaps, to understand Russia better it is such old towns as Pskov that one should visit. It was first mentioned in the chronicles in 903 and is one of the oldest Russian towns. The past of the town is rather glorious, it underwent attacks by different nations, if you care to learn more about it, defended itself and flourished. I first thought of visiting Pskov as far back as 2009, and also planned to see it in 2011 several times, but only now I fulfilled my dream. By the way I did not go to see the Estonian Narva as I planned, purely due to my mistake of purchasing tickets with a too early departure time. I’ll see Narva on a day trip next time. The worst thing about this day trip was getting up at ... read more
Tower on Bank of Velikaya River
Alexander Nevsky Church
The Dog is Hot Indeed




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