St Petersburg

Transiberian Railway - Russia

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July 15th 2008
At 2 am we arrive at the Russian border. The border control takes approximate 2-3 hours, I am not sure since I was falling asleep several times between the different inspections. In the morning we arrive in St Petersburg, took the metro to Nevsky Prospekt in the hearth of STP. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day, but we had to spend the entire day trying to find a hostel, not easy the ... read more

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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