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St. Petersburg, Russia: Day Two

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September 5th 2012
Monday, September 5, 2011 The second day of our adventure in St. Petersburg began with an open air narrated cruise along the Neva River and other waterways bordering downtown St. Petersburg. It was a beautiful blue sky day. Champagne was served. After the cruise we were bused to the Hermitage, a grand museum founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, and open to the public since 1852. We spent ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg

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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