The Hermitage

St Petersburg

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April 23rd 2008
So after a late night I awake in my giant hotel room to another glorious morning of sun. I pack up and head for the Hostel recommended in the Lonely Planet guide only to find it does not exist anymore - so after hunting around I am back at the hotel where I started - which is very expensive and I learn Russia is an expensive place to be. So I get out as soon as I can to walk the main street Nevsky ... read more

Europe » Russia » Centre

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more