A Day at The Hermitage 2017-12-29 11.41.30

Porcelain vase in The Hermitage

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December 29th 2017
After what seemed like a long day - especially finishing with the 2-hour night walk - we did have a good night's sleep. Our tour of the Hermitage was schedule for a 10.30am pick-up. We woke to darkness outside - so automatically thought it was still very early. We had forgotten that we are close to the north pole - so the sun rises later in the morning. On checking our clock - we found out it was ... 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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