Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood

Our Baltic Sea cruise on Princess Cruises - Thursday, August 4, 2011-St. Petersburg, Russia (Day One)

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August 4th 2011
We arrived in St. Petersburg Russia. It is 9 hours different from back home. We are here for 2 days. We were able to sleep in this morning, however you know me, up and at ‘em early, 5:30am. We decided not to take a tour this morning, rather in the afternoon. It was absolutely beautiful both in temperature and sunny. The temperature was to be in the mid-70’s. We later heard that it is only sunn ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg » Pushkin

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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