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To Russia

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December 24th 2006
It started with a bang. Well actually, it started at 5am which is more of a grumble really. The BAA had issued dire warnings about queue length's and the importance of being on time. With this in mind, we thought it appropriate to order our taxi for 6am for our flight at 9:45 am. Which brings us back to our 5am start, however by now, we've got out of bed, dashed about doing last minute things ... 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