One of the entrances from street

In fact the inner courtyards are often connected, and you can travel for blocks without using the streets, just by knowing how the buildings connect. (This option is just for the locals, as it probably is not safe for a tourist)

St Petersburg

April 23rd 2009
Day 20 -28 (April 23-May 2) Our overnigh train is a breeze with a 7am arrival St Petersburg and a 10 minute walk to our guest house, where we stored our bags while we went out for breakfast. Like most restaurants/cafes there isn’t an English menu and which is where travelling with a leader makes all the difference. With a coffee and good breakfast inside us we met our local guide w ... 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

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