St. Petersburg

I See Dead People

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May 29th 2010
I took the train from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. This rout was cheaper than taking the ferry over to Estonia and then the bus to St. Petersburg even though I would be arriving about the same time. The only problem is that I had Estonian money, but I figured that since it was so close to Russia they would gladly exchange the money. Well I was wrong about that, Russia only wants US Dollars and Euro ... 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