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June 13th 2011

Published: June 15th 2011

Can one travel from Toronto, Canada to Saint Petersburg, Russia and back in 4 days? Yes! At first, the idea of going to Russia for a weekend seemed quite crazy, but now that I'm back, and still a bit tired, I can say that it was definitely worth it! Where do I begin? Should I tell you how everything seemed so big, vast, far away or that the city is full of history, contrasts, beautiful churc... Read Full Entry

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River Neva

view from the Winter Palace

Admiralty

near the Winter Palace and river Neva

Paintings on the walls

exterior walls of the Russian Museum, which unfortunatelly we didn't have time to visit

Fashion

no, not everyone wears this, but these ladies wear it very well!

Shopping

this mall was built in

Faberge

and those famous eggs

Cyrillic alphabet

Beer and chips combo

and only during night!

Scary subway

this is the longest, deepest subway I've ever seen!

Borscht

mmmm really good sweet & sour beetroot soup at either Kalinka-Malinka or Okhotnichya Izba restaurants

hot and sunny!

15th June 2011

Bibian
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Thank you
Isidora, Thank you so much for sharing this experience! What an amazing opportunity and you made the best out of it! I demand more explanation of each picture over a glass (well maybe more) of wine. Bibian Ps. We miss you at the office very, very much

16th June 2011

Megan
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What an amazing trip!
Isidora, only you could do this trip, and do it this much justice! The buildings are gorgeous, and as you said, Italian-ey! Glad you had such a great time, even if you were up all night with the sun! Thanks for sharing, Megan

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