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Some of our carriage guards posing at a station  
   

Some of our carriage guards posing at a station

There were many stations along the way - a chance to stretch legs and buy the local delicacy
From Russia (And Uzbekistan) with love

June 24th 2010
St. Petersburg We left a very wet and cold London on 7th June to arrive in St. Petersburg which was.....you guessed it, wet and cold. So much for trying to escape the unpredictable British summer then! Luckily it cleared up later the first day for our trawl across town to our first hostel of the trip. We stayed in a hostel called Friends and i have to say it was just like staying i ... read more
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Russian Flag 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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