A lovely view out to sea

The coldest stroll in the park

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January 2nd 2010
It is Misha's birthday today, I asked him how he was going to celebrate it. "Me and some guys are going to have a bbq" baring in mind it is -11/12 outside! Olga tells me this is his tradition and he does it every year. After breakfast Olga took me to Peterhof to the great palace. The palace gardens are full of fountains, however in winter these are covered with boxes for protection and in turn 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