Church of the Spilled Blood

St Petersburg Russia

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June 30th 2010
Geo: 59.939, 30.3158Our intention was to sleep in this morning. We weren't scheduled to arrive in St. Petersburg until about 12:00 so there was really no need to be up early. That is exactly why I woke up at 4:10 am, just 3.5 hours after going to sleep.I decided if I was awake I would go do some laundry. There was nobody in the laundry room so I was able to put all three loads in the mac ... read more

Europe » Russia

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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