Still the simple life

Half way to St Petersburg

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September 6th 2007
Hi again and thanks for all the footy comments in particular! We are now in the little (300,000) town of Pskov about 280 km south of St Petersburg after an overnight train from Moscow. It was a bit more stylish than the Reunification Express in Vietnam and actually ran on time, but sadly I got very little sleep. Probably need to drink more of that flavoured vodka, rather than turning to tea! ... 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