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Travels in Russia - St. Petersburg and Moscow

August 30th 2012
After many hours of Visa documentation and an hour of waiting at the empty border, we entered into Russia. We first stopped in the former Finnish Town of Vyborg and toured the castle. Then we were off to Saint Petersburg, but we diverted around traffic to take the coast highway for the last 70km. On the first night, we visited the Church of the Saviou on Blood (where Alexander II was assassinated) ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow

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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Richard P. Johns

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'Tempus Fugit' - Time Flies and Anyone travelling knows that time passes much to quickly. I have started adding blogs for our Central and Eastern Europe trip from May 2018. Its great to have an easy way to stay in touch with everyone and show off some photos. My travels so far include Europe, North America, Central America, South America, The Caribbean, South East Asia, China, Japan, Iceland, Australia and New Zealand. Feel free to ask questions if you're going to any of these places. I am eyeing up the north coast of South America for our next trip but have ... full info

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