Russia - a place of Monuments and Spires

Day 9+3/4 (15-16 Sep 2014) we're leaving Russia, bye bye

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September 16th 2014
Our flight home from St Petersburg was scheduled after midnight Monday, in fact at 01:15 am Tuesday. The bus took those of us leaving Russia today (ie those not staying the extra two days) directly from dinner to the airport. We got to the airport with loads of time to spare, before El Al checkin was open although they ... 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