Hermitage

St. Petersburg

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September 19th 2010
Jet Lag and Rain slow our progress but it gets better After being met at the airport, we were bused to the boat where we received a traditional Russian welcome of bread and salt. You break off a piece of bread and dip in the salt. Since bread was plentiful but salt was historically very expensive, it was an honor for a guest to be welcomed this way. After some needed sleep, we were ready to ... 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