Winter Palace

View of the Winter Palace on the banks of the Neva River

July 24th 2009
There are some cities in the world which one has to visit at least once in a life time. One of them is the majestic city of Saint Petersburg A bit of history • The city was founded on May 27, 1703 by Peter the First, tsar of Russia, who is more known as Peter the Great. • Named after its founder Peter the Great, the city lies at the back of the Finnish Gulf, where Orthodox Russi ... 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

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I started travelling in 2004/2005 when I moved to Ljubljana, Slovenia at the age of 20. I had never before heard of Slovenia and the decision was made by a teenage girl with a teenage-broken heart. But my year living in Slovenia had my teenage-heart grown stronger and made me a spirited youth ready to take on the world. Without Slovenia I would not have been who I am today. It was in this period that I started travelblogging and found it an amazing opportunity to not only keep those at home updated, but also to have a reminder in the years to come. I travelled the B... full info

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