Hermitage interior

In St. Petersburg

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August 4th 2009
The coach pulled into St. Petersburg on the morning of August 4th. Tom came to meet me and guide me back to his friend's pad where we'd be staying for the duration of our time in St. Petes. We took the metro to an area in the south of the city for 40 pence and then travelled by bus to Irena & Sophie's flat. Having dropped off my baggage we headed back into the centre and took a walk around t ... read more

Europe » Russia

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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