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Saint P to the Burg

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June 15th 2012
Saint Petersburg is just a short 8 hour ride away from Moscow, which meant a nice quick trip, but also a restless one as I couldn't think how litte time I had to sleep. Stupid brain! Nonetheless, we rolled into St PB (to give my poor typing fingers a break), where it was sunny but chilly. This weather would be repeated nearly everyday, with bonus afternoon rain every single day. Summer in St P ... 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