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By TheWholeOrchestra
October 13th 2009

Apologies Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

Oh no, looks like I have become what annoyed me while reading other peoples' blogs: A rare poster. Truth be told, I write every day but as it turns out I write elsewhere and sent the link to friends and family so they'd know how I am doing(What can I say, I am cheap and don't like to call out with my mobile). I guess I didn't think the decision through when I set up this account and realized that anyone can read(addresses, numbers, peoples full names ect). Someday I will copy/paste/edit entries from my blog here - when I have [View Full Entry]

By saorrento
October 13th 2009

Back in the USSR Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

On 1 May, 1703 (Russian calendar), during the Great Northern War, Peter the Great captured the Swedish fortress of Nyenskans on the Neva river in Ingria. A few weeks later, on 27 May, 1703 (May 16, Old Style), lower on the river, on Zayachy (Hare) Island, three miles (5 km) inland from the gulf, he laid down the Peter and Paul Fortress, which became the first brick and stone building of the new city. He named the city after his patron saint, Saint Peter, the apostle. The original name was meant to sound like Dutch due to Peter's obsession with the [View Full Entry]

By ChellesFootsteps
October 13th 2009

Mother Russia Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

Las Vegas 007
Michael's Palace

I arrived in St Petes almost expecting the worse, slow and rude bureaucracy, little English and police officers wanting bribes and pickpockets as far as the eye could see. I must say so far, there has been none of these issues. We were clever enough to secure a private city tour before we left Perth and we woke on our first full day in St Petes, filled with anticipation. St Petersburg as a city is only 300 years old and has gone through several name changes before arriving at the city we know it as today. In 1924 it was renamed [View Full Entry]

By saorrento
October 13th 2009

Broken Ring Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

The capture of Leningrad was one of three strategic goals in Hitlers initial plan, codenamed Operation Barbarossa, for invading and conquering the Soviet Union. Hitlers strategy was motivated by Leningrads political status as the former capital of Russia and the symbolic capital of the Russian Revolution, its military importance as a main base of the Soviet Baltic Fleet and its industrial strength, housing numerous arms factories. The Siege of Leningrad, also known as The Leningrad Blockade was an unsuccessful military operation by the [View Full Entry]

By rachelisawesome
October 5th 2009

♫ Moscow! Moscow! Drinking vodka all night long! ♫ Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow

St Basil's represent!

Let’s start by learning how to say hello in Russian! “Does your arse fit ya.” Say it out loud (you know you want to!) Now say it a bit quicker and mumble it slightly in the manner of having downed a few too many potent Russian vodka shots: Diz yr arz fitya = Здравствуйте = hello! FUN FACT! There was once a beautiful old church in the centre of Moscow built on brick and marble. Enter Stalin and his quest to rule with a communist iron fist and he destroys the church to build the ‘largest building [View Full Entry]

By Layla and Ste
October 4th 2009

Our weekend away to Suzdal Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow

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So our guide book had told us about a little town called Suzdal, to get there you have to get a bus to Vladimir (3-6 hrs) and then a 1 hr bus to Suzdal. We decided to spend the night in Vladimir as we had sorted out any accommodation or didn't know anything about getting the busses from Vladimir to Suzdal. We had tried to reserve a room on this hotels website, there were not any hostels in Vladimir but this budget hotel called Zayra, which had double private rooms for 20 pounds, but of course, knowing our luck, when we [View Full Entry]

By Layla and Ste
October 4th 2009

Into Siberia... Europe » Russia » Siberia » Tomsk

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Thats the guy in the background who helped us find our platform even though he does look like a bit of psycho!

So got the bus from Suzdal back to Vladmir to wait for our train that we had booked to Novosibirsk. It was a bit confusing because you have a train number on your tickets and a departure board except the departure board had a different time to our tickets...we waited around till that time and it suddenly changed to the right time we had, so all was good. We headed to our platform to find there was ni access! There were people waiting on all different platforms as this one was closed off having some work done and there were all [View Full Entry]

By Layla and Ste
October 4th 2009

Onto Lake Baikal Europe » Russia » Siberia » Lake Baikal

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Our Kupe compartment

So we boarded our train Friday evening which was two nights long, another long one! For this train we were unable to get the cheaper plaskart (3rd) tickets so we had our first experience of Kupe (2nd class), which was a lot better all the price was over double, but still only 60 pounds each which isn't bad for a train that takes around 34 hours! Kupe has the same four bunks beds, but thats it and its in a little closed compartment with no extra beds along the sides, so that means less people are crammed into the carriage which [View Full Entry]

By Travellin light
October 2nd 2009

travellin light Europe » Russia » Centre

Trains & things I remember my first train journey when I was about 9 or 10. Mum took Sandra and I to Edinburgh for the day. The train was a big event, as was the zoo and the present we got before we came home. I chose a “teenage doll”. She didn’t have a name as we were long before Sindy! Well, the Eurostar is right up there with that childhood memory. I was so impressed with the comfort and efficiency. We left on time. I was immediately surrounded by French voices. I hadn’t realised how much I have missed that [View Full Entry]

By rachelisawesome
September 30th 2009

♫ SIBERIA ...... the place to be! ♫ Europe » Russia » Siberia » Lake Baikal

Pretty Listvyanka

Thank goodness for Russia and the amount of Russian themed songs on my ipod! Scooter, Boney M, Dschinghis Khan, The Beatles and the Anastacia soundtrack were all played excessively during our Siberian jaunt! I arrived in Listvyanka more hungover than I have ever been in my whole life. I caught a glimpse of myself in a window reflection, and scared that I would terrify small children and puppies as much as I terrified myself, I wrapped my scarf around my head burqa style so noone could see what I looked like. We stayed at Nikolays place in Listvyanka, and I didn’t [View Full Entry]

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