St.Petersburg at Christmas

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January 22nd 2021
29th December St. Petersburg The last of yesterday’s tours- I’m surprised I’m not jet lagged all this zipping about. 4 years ago we visited St.Petersburg (our 2nd visit) but have not visited in December so it was nice to see the Hermitage and surrounding buildings looking all festive. The view of the small canal behind the hermitage brought back memories of the trip we took throug ... 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