Grand staircase -Winter Palace

Petersburg- a beautiful city even in the rain

July 6th 2016
Geo: 59.939, 30.3158St.Petersburg, a beautiful city, which previously we havevisited on sunny days. Not this time however, it was windy and rainy when wearrived and the ship was giving out plastic ponchos and umbrellas as we leftthe ship. Our first visit was to the Hermitage. We had been before but reallysaw nothing of this huge gallery thanks to a poor guide, so hence we are backagain hopi ... 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

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I am a retired doctor with 2 kids, one of whom lives in Australia so travelling to the other side of the world has become second nature. Apart from socialising and gardening, travelling is my favourite hobby. I love travelling with my husband as we have the same likes and dislikes when it comes to food, wine and things to do (apart from sport that is !) TP PROFILE Former TravelPod Member: tizwoz Joined: October 11th, 2008From: England lives in Sutton,United KingdomFavorite Book: Any fantasy or science fictionFavorite Movie: Lord of the RingsFavorite Music: Prefer peace... full info

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