The palace from the gardens

ST PETERSBURG: next phase.

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June 9th 2013
Wednesday 29 May and the choices this day included a trip to Peterhof. CS and PP had planned to stay two more days in StP after leaving the Viking vessel so this was another opportunity to take full advantage of the away from the city excursions on offer. Viking had arranged for us to get there quite early and we were the only bus in the lot when we arrived. The weather continued to be delightfull ... 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