Summer Palace From Outside. Lots of Walking.

St Petersburg - Day Two.

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June 15th 2016
Geo: 59.939, 30.3158Today we sleep in until 6am and, after breakfast and passing through immigration once again, we are outside the gate waiting for Olga, Vladimir and our tour bus to arrive. Right on time, they pull in and we board. Our audio receivers that we used yesterday are back on our seats along with the usual bottle of water. The earphone devices are great as it lets us hear Olga as she ... 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