View from Fontanka Canal - one of the many canals

April 23rd 2009
Day 20 -28 (April 23-May 2) Our overnigh train is a breeze with a 7am arrival St Petersburg and a 10 minute walk to our guest house, where we stored our bags while we went out for breakfast. Like most restaurants/cafes there isn’t an English menu and which is where travelling with a leader makes all the difference. With a coffee and good breakfast inside us we met our local guide w ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

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

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Sharyn J

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Welcome to my Travel Journal. Ill be updating here as often as I can so you can catch up on my travels whenever you have the time. (I hope Ill be better at updating than I am with emailing or phoning!). There are green boxes below to help you jump to a particular country. Where am I now: 26 December 09 - At Lovices, in Wijchen, The Netherlands Below is a summary and map of the key places Ill be visiting. * Japan, China, Mongolia, Russian Federation * Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania * Poland, Germany, Austria, Czech Repub... full info

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